- US Soccer repealed rule requiring players to stand for anthem
- Megan Rapinoe knelt in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick
Donald Trump says he will no longer watch the US national soccer teams after a 2017 policy requiring players to stand during the anthem was repealed.
On Saturday, the president responded on Twitter to criticism from Florida Republican Matt Gaetz about the new anthem policy. “I won’t be watching much anymore!” wrote Trump.
I won’t be watching much anymore! https://t.co/s8nCg9EJSW
US Soccer has repealed its policy requiring players to stand for the national anthem, a rule it adopted in 2017 after Megan Rapinoe kneeled in support of Colin Kaepernick. pic.twitter.com/ennwurs5CO
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