Después de que el mariscal de campo de los New Orleans Saints, Drew Brees, se disculpara por decir que los jugadores mostraban falta de respeto a Estados Unidos al arrodillarse durante el Himno Nacional, Donald Trump expresó su opinión sobre las controvertidas declaraciones.

Este viernes, Trump tuiteó: “Soy un gran admirador de Drew Brees. Creo que es realmente uno de los mejores mariscales de campo, pero no debería haberse retractado de su postura original de honrar nuestra magnífica bandera estadounidense. La VIEJA GLORIA debe ser venerada, apreciada y elevada».

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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…

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2020

«Deberíamos estar de pie erguidos y altos, idealmente con un saludo o una mano en el corazón», continuó Trump. «Hay otras cosas que puede protestar, pero no nuestra Gran Bandera Americana: ¡NO ARRODILLARSE!»

…We should be standing up straight and tall, ideally with a salute, or a hand on heart. There are other things you can protest, but not our Great American Flag – NO KNEELING!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2020

El 3 de junio, se le preguntó a Brees cómo se sentía acerca de los jugadores de la NFL que se arrodillaban como forma de protesta por la brutalidad policial y el racismo en Estados Unidos. Su respuesta, sin embargo, fue para muchos, incluidos sus compañeros de equipo, ignorante e insensible.

Brees dijo: «Nunca estaré de acuerdo con nadie que no respete la bandera de los Estados Unidos de América o de nuestro país», que fue a lo que luego de recibir miles de malos comentarios, se disculpó en un post de Instagram.

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I would like to apologize to my friends, teammates, the City of New Orleans, the black community, NFL community and anyone I hurt with my comments yesterday. In speaking with some of you, it breaks my heart to know the pain I have caused. In an attempt to talk about respect, unity, and solidarity centered around the American flag and the national anthem, I made comments that were insensitive and completely missed the mark on the issues we are facing right now as a country. They lacked awareness and any type of compassion or empathy. Instead, those words have become divisive and hurtful and have misled people into believing that somehow I am an enemy. This could not be further from the truth, and is not an accurate reflection of my heart or my character. This is where I stand: I stand with the black community in the fight against systemic racial injustice and police brutality and support the creation of real policy change that will make a difference. I condemn the years of oppression that have taken place throughout our black communities and still exists today. I acknowledge that we as Americans, including myself, have not done enough to fight for that equality or to truly understand the struggles and plight of the black community. I recognize that I am part of the solution and can be a leader for the black community in this movement. I will never know what it’s like to be a black man or raise black children in America but I will work every day to put myself in those shoes and fight for what is right. I have ALWAYS been an ally, never an enemy. I am sick about the way my comments were perceived yesterday, but I take full responsibility and accountability. I recognize that I should do less talking and more listening…and when the black community is talking about their pain, we all need to listen. For that, I am very sorry and I ask your forgiveness.

A post shared by Drew Brees (@drewbrees) on Jun 4, 2020 at 5:22am PDT