Good for him. Several San Francisco 49ers players reportedly knelt during the anthem. All Colts stood for the anthem.
Vice President Mike Pence said he left Sunday’s Indianapolis Colts game after several players from the San Francisco 49ers chose to kneel during the national anthem.
“I left today’s Colts game because @POTUS and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem,” Pence wrote in a tweet.
At least 15 players from the 49ers were seen kneeling during the anthem. Colts players stood arm-in-arm.
Pence has followed President Trump’s lead by criticizing players who do not stand for the anthem.
Last week approximately 30 players from the 49ers kneeled in their first game since Trump called for players who protest to be fired. Former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sparked the protests last year when he chose not to stand last year to speak out against racial inequality and police brutality.
Elsewhere in the NFL, many teams opted not to continue the protests. After having players kneel last week, both the Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills all stood for the anthem before their games.
I left today's Colts game because @POTUS and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem.
— Vice President Pence (@VP) October 8, 2017
We were proud to stand – with all our @Colts – for our soldiers, our flag, and our National Anthem pic.twitter.com/mkZiKMkPDD
— Vice President Pence (@VP) October 8, 2017
Good for him!
Washington Redskins play the Kaepernick-less 49ers this coming Sunday afternoon. We’ll see what both teams do in the nation’s capital.