Donald Trump slams Drew Brees for apologising for initial comments on Kaepernick's protest

After receiving a swarm of criticism from sports personalities over last couple of days, United States President Donald Trump took a shot at New Orleans Saints quarterback over Drew Brees apology for his comments over national anm. Drew Brees apology touched upon 'hurtful' and 'insensitive' comments NFL star made when he was first asked about his thoughts regarding  George Floyd protests. However, US President Donald Trump wished that Drew Brees never apologised and instead stuck to his initial stance of t wanting to kneel during national anm.

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Donald Trump on Drew Brees apology: kneeling says, Donald Trump

Although Drew Brees apology indicated that 41-year-old felt a sense of guilt for his comments of 'disrespecting American flag', Donald Trump was left unimpressed. Donald Trump took to Twitter to slam NFL icon by revealing that Brees should never have issued an apology for his comments. On Friday, Donald Trump explained that although he believes New Orleans Saints star is one of greatest quarterbacks in world, NFL star should have stuck with his original views of t wanting to kneel during US national anm. Donald Trump furr continued that Old Glory must be cherished and re should be kneeling during national anm. Donald Trump's tweet came less than 24 hours after  Drew Brees apology in which  Saints star vowed to be a part of  solution. 

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Drew Brees comment: Colin Kaepernick campaign

Earlier on Wednesday, a Drew Brees comment on US national flag and anm sent sporting world into meltdown. In one particular Drew Brees comment, 13-time Pro Bowler said that he would never disrespect national anm by kneeling while it played. This led fans to believe that Drew Brees was against Colin Kaepernick campaign during a time of civil unrest in country. George Floyd death sparked an uproar among athletes in America over racial injustice in country.  Colin Kaepernick campaign was reignited amid George Floyd protests that have continued for over 10 days in US.

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Drew Brees comment backlash: Drew Brees' response to Donald Trump

Drew Brees was called out by his own teammates including Michael Thomas, Alvin Kamara, and Emmanual Sanders. A number of former NFL stars including Ed Reed slammed Saints star and NBA superstar LeBron James also took aim at Brees. Brees went on to issue two separate apologies and also responded to Donald Trump for his comments indicating that issue at hand is much bigger than national flag. Brees stated that "white citizens must look into pain and suffering of African-American community". 

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