If you thought that the issue was dying down, after many protests in Week 3, Trump and Pence made sure it was back in the news on Sunday. Vice President Mike Pence left an Indianapolis Colts game on Sunday shortly after several players on the opposing San Francisco 49ers kneeled in protest during the national anthem. But still that narrative persists, even with the vice president on Sunday. Osborn (Vikings) took a hard hit to the head against the Falcons in the second quarter of Sundays game, lying motionless on the turf after contact from Atlantas Jeff Okudah.He eventually. The former Indiana governor flew in so he could watch Peyton Manning's jersey. It’s incredibly disingenuous to make this a story of the players being anti-military, because at no point in any protest have any players ever said they were against the military. Vice President Mike Pence has left the 49ers-Colts game after about a dozen San Francisco players took a knee. Vice President Mike Pence has left the 49ers-Colts game after about a dozen San Francisco players took a knee during the national anthem. The former Indiana governor flew in so he could watch Peyton Mannings jersey. Kneeling during the anthem was brought into the mainstream by former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who said it signifies a protest for racial justice. Vice President Mike Pence has left the 49ers-Colts game after about a dozen San Francisco players took a knee. So for the duo to act shocked to see a protest when Pence showed up to a game - at great taxpayer expense, no less - seems pretty disingenuous.Īttacking NFL players for peaceably protesting seems to be an easy way for President Donald Trump and his administration to rally support. An aide to the vice president told reporters traveling with him that Pence left the game in Indianapolis after several 49ers players knelt during the anthem. But given Trump’s instructions, an early departure seemed likely because at least one member of the. The national anthem protests have been a storyline all season. Pence’s media schedule for Sunday showed him attending the Colts game from 1-4 p.m. It seems pretty clear what Trump and the former governor of Indiana’s plan here was. I left today's Colts game because and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem.
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