Trump's reason for calling out the NFL's acceptance of hostility to national anthem

NY Times:

Trump’s N.F.L. Critique Is an Attempt to Shore Up His Base

White House officials said President Trump is deeply worried that his recent show of bipartisanship endangers his standing with conservatives.
They may have said this, but I do not buy it.  Trump saw an opportunity to put liberals on the defensive about their lack of patriotism and hit them hard.  There is wide public anger at the anthem protesters despite what many in the media try to convey.  

The NFL's embrace of this protest which is based on the "hands up, don't shoot" lie that came out of events in Ferguson, Missouri is a disaster for the NFL.  Not only is the basis for the protest a lie, but the whole racial grievance aspect is off base.  Cops are 18.5 times more likely to be killed by a black man than vice-versa.

Liberals in the media and especially the liberals in the sports media appear to be studiously avoiding the lack of a basis for these protests.  The facts just do not fit their preferred narrative.

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