Trump criticizes NFL for not forcing players to stand for anthem
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The NFL wrapped up a day full of meetings Tuesday without adding a measure that players would have to stand for the national anthem.
Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league did not ask players to stop protesting during the anthem, something the President of the United States had demanded.
Donald Trump was predictably disappointed.
The NFL has decided that it will not force players to stand for the playing of our National Anthem. Total disrespect for our great country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2017
Goodell said the focus was instead on "getting back into our communities and trying to make our communities better."