New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees Stands Up to Trump Over NFL Protests

Ramin Setoodeh New York Bureau ChiefAmy Schumer had a message for Hillary Clinton.On the day after the 2016 election, the “Trainwreck” actor and comedian took to her Instagram account to express her rage at the millions of Americans who had supported Donald Trump. “People who voted for him, you are weak.

Donald Trump has sparked fury after saying a pensioner who was shoved to the ground by US cops 'fell harder than he was pushed'. Two police officers in Buffalo, New York State, have been charged with assault after a video showed a 75-year-old protester being shoved during recent demonstrations over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.

John Legend has attacked Donald Trump for his response to the Black Lives Matter protests sweeping the US, describing him as a “bigot” with a “sick mind”.

Drew Brees apologized for saying earlier this week that he will «never agree» with players kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest against police brutality, he faced a new wave of backlash — from President Trump.

Drew Brees was engulfed in controversy last week when the New Orleans Saints quarterback gave an interview with Yahoo! and addressed Colin Kaepernick and other NFL players protesting police violence against African-Americans by kneeling during the national anthem prior to football games.

NFL players taking a knee during the National Anthem and raising of the American flag has never got as much attention — and shifts in opinion — as it has in the past 48 hours. It started out when New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees in a June 3 interview said, “I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America” by kneeling.

Twitter users think Donald Trump, 73, should be the one apologizing after the POTUS threw shade at Drew Brees‘ attempt to backtrack on his anti-kneeling comments. “I am a big fan of Drew Brees. I think he’s truly one of the greatest quarterbacks, but he should not have taken back his original stance on honoring our magnificent American Flag. OLD GLORY is to be revered, cherished, and flown high…,” Trump tweeted on June 5.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticIn another display of Executive Time in action, Donald Trump today blared back out on the field of the NFL and race relations to condemn New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees for apparently changing his mind on fellow players taking a knee in protest.After already slobbering all over the memory of George Floyd and his death at the hands of Minneapolis police on Memorial Day in ill-considered remarks at the White House earlier on Friday, the

Hollywood Life reported today that Meek Mill, the rapper, just dropped a brand new song using a speech from the United States president, Donald Trump. On the 5th of June, Meek revealed his new song, “Otherside of America,” in which he made reference to the line from Trump where he said to Black Americans, “What do you have to lose?” Political enthusiasts know that the line comes from a 2016 rally in which Donald Trump was prying for the African-American vote in the United States.

Dwayne Johnson has hit out at U.S. leader Donald Trump’s lack of “compassion” in a lengthy video condemning the President’s actions amid heightened racial tensions across America.

A conversation between Piers Morgan and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani on “Good Morning Britain” Thursday quickly devolved from a discussion about American protests to a mudslinging match.

Dwayne Johnson has hit out at U.S. leader Donald Trump’s lack of “compassion” in a lengthy video condemning the President’s actions amid heightened racial tensions across America.

While President Donald Trump is busy holding photo ops with an upside-down bible and demanding that protesters be handled by the military and threatening to unleash dogs on them, former President Barack Obama has decided to release a message of hope and unity. Since leaving the Oval Office, the Democratic icon has been rather silent on political matters.

By Bruce Haring