President Trump wrongly claims 'nobody was even asking' for Roger Goodell's 'Black Lives Matter' statement

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President Trump wrongly claims 'nobody was even asking' for Roger Goodell's 'Black Lives Matter' statement
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Several of the NFL's biggest stars publicly requested the commissioner say 'Black Lives Matter.'

President Donald Trump went to one of his favorite punching bags during an interview on Fox News’ “Hannity” on Wednesday, again lambasting the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell for its shift on racial issues.

President Trump on Roger Goodell statement apologizing to players"Nobody was even asking for it"......— gifdsports June 18, 2020 “I saw the NFL get very weak,” Trump said. “I think they’ll lose a lot of fans and a lot of support. That already happened before, I thought they learned their lesson, but I think it’s going to happen again. I was surprised at Roger, Roger Goodell that he would have done what he did and made this statement that he made. Nobody was even asking for it.

Those players had not been the only ones to take issue with the NFL’s handling of racial issues in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. When asked if Colin Kaepernick should get another shot in the NFL, Trump said yes, though with a questionable qualifier:

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