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President Donald Trump on Sunday night reacted to the recent apology from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell about the league's reaction to players peacefully protesting.

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00:00Donald Trump is not budging on his stance when it comes to kneeling during the National Anthem.

00:04On Sunday night, Trump questioned the recent apology given by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell

00:09about the league's reaction to players peacefully protesting.

00:12In the wake of the death of George Floyd and protests around the globe,

00:15Goodell said Friday the league was wrong for not listening to players.

00:18Many assume this means players will be allowed to kneel during the National Anthem this season.

00:23Previously, a rule was put in place that players would be disciplined for taking a knee,

00:26which was done to protest racial inequality in America, specifically police brutality against African Americans.

00:32However, Trump took the stance, saying that kneeling was a protest against the flag

00:36and calling the first player to take a knee, Colin Kaepernick, a, quote, son of a bitch.

00:41And now it looks like his stance has not changed.

00:43Trump tweeted in regards to Goodell's statement, saying,

00:46could it even be remotely possible that in Roger Goodell's rather interesting statement of peace and reconciliation,

00:51he was intimating that it would now be okay for the players to kneel

00:54or not to stand for the National Anthem, thereby disrespecting our country and our flag?

01:00The president also recently criticized NFL quarterback Drew Brees,

01:03saying the QB was wrong to backtrack a statement he made last week

01:06when he said he was against any player kneeling in protest of the flag.

01:10Brees then responded that Trump was wrong for not thinking forward.

01:14For more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:16For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.

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