A move by an American football player caused the vice president to leave angrily.
CCTV News:Earlier, US President Trump and NFL players had a dispute because the players refused to stand up while playing the national anthem. On the 8 th local time, some players knelt down to protest before the game. US Vice President Burns, who was watching the game on the spot, left angrily and expressed his support for Trump.
At the NFL game, some players knelt down in the national anthem before the game to express their protest against Trump.
This is the scene of an NFL game in Indiana, USA. In the national anthem before the game, this scene appeared again. The players said that this was done on the one hand to protest against the unfair treatment suffered by blacks, and on the other hand to protest Trump’s position on "kneeling to protest against players".
US Vice President Burns (red circle) who is watching the game on the spot.
US Vice President Burns, who was watching the game on the spot, immediately left with his wife to express his dissatisfaction with these players. He also posted on social media that "I am on the side of President Trump, and I will always stand up for our national flag and national anthem".
US Vice President Burns posted on social media that he supported Trump.
Subsequently, Trump also issued a document to "like" Burns, and Trump said that he was proud of the decision of the Burns couple.
However, the rugby players who participated in the protest believed that Vice President Burns was making a show.
San Francisco 49ers rugby player Reid:I have great respect for the military national anthem and national flag. Every time I interview, I will say that this is about the systematic racial oppression that has been rampant in the United States for decades. Vice President Burns is confusing the information we want to convey, and I am speechless.
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Black player Kepnik refused to stand up to pay tribute to the national anthem before the game.
Kepnik stopped sitting during the national anthem of other competitions, but did not stand up. Instead, he continued to express his protest by kneeling on one knee.
On August 26th, 2016, Capernacle, a black player of the San Francisco 49ers, refused to stand up and pay tribute to the national anthem before the game to express his dissatisfaction with racial discrimination and police violence in the United States. In September last year, Kepnik got down on one knee before another game and once again expressed his protest. Trump criticized the players for disrespecting the country and even swearing at the players. Trump has been bombarded by people in the sports world, and the "national anthem demonstration" has also intensified.