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Trump calls for tax changes for NFL following national anthem protests
American President Donald Trump has questioned the tax breaks that the National Football League (NFL) receives, amid the national anthem protests that have swept the league.
"Why is the NFL getting massive tax breaks while at the same time disrespecting our Anthem, Flag and Country? Change tax law!" Trump wrote in a post on Twitter.
Why is the NFL getting massive tax breaks while at the same time disrespecting our Anthem, Flag and Country? Change tax law!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 10, 2017
The national anthem protest movement, launched by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who began to kneel during the anthem before his team's games, later spread throughout the NFL and other sports leagues in the US.
This is not the first time Trump has weighed in on the issue.
“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired. He’s fired!’” he said during a speech at a rally in Alabama at the end of September.
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