The president fired his first shot at professional athletes, though, in a Friday rally for Sen. Luther Strange in Alabama. Seemingly going off script, Trump said he'd like to see NFL owners retaliate against players kneeling in protest during the national anthem."Get that son of the b*tch off the field right now. He's fired. He's fired!" he said."For a week, (that owner would) be the most popular person in this country," Trump added, "because that's a total disrespect of our heritage. That's a total disrespect for everything we stand for."Casspi urged the president to lead."At the end of the day, he's the President of the United States," he added, "the strongest nation in the world and the one that needs to lead the way."At the end of the day, he said, it's up to the citizenry to stand firm against bigotry."We should never accept racism."Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team.Stephen Curry is hesitating,therefore invitation is withdrawn!
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