Vice-President Mike Pence on Sunday left the match of the National football League Colts — San Francisco 49ers Indianapolis after several players knelt down during the national anthem.
«I left the game today Colts because neither I nor the President trump is not going to pay homage to the events where being disrespectful to our soldiers, our flag, our national anthem,» later in a statement posted on the White House website, explained his action Pens.
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 Vice President (@VP) October 8, 2017
Reviews of Donald trump for a long time did not have to wait. The President admitted that the idea to leave the stadium belonged to him.
I asked @VP Pence to leave stadium if any players kneeled, disrespecting our country. I am proud of him and @SecondLady Karen.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 8, 2017
«I asked the Vice-President of Pensa to leave the stadium, if one of the players decides to be on his knees, showing disrespect to our country. I’m proud of him and his wife Karen».
However, not all praised the act. For example, the publication of The Atlantic considered the decision of the Pens to leave the stadium — a children’s trick, which, among other things, cost a tidy sum. The cost of the flight to Indianapolis is estimated at $ 100,000. But there are also the costs of ground transportation and security services.
A kind of demarche Mike Pence has renewed the conflict between the administration and players of the NFL teams.
Recall that the players began to kneel during the performance of the national anthem in protest against police brutality in relation to the «colored» population of the United States.
