A clear example of not understanding an issue, is when you offer a solution that does nothing to change the problem. Earlier this month, President Trump spoke out again against the National Anthem Protest in the NFL. He said he wants professional athletes who kneel during the National Anthem in honor of racial injustice, to tell him who they think he should pardon. So instead of correcting the problem with racial injustice in society, the president just wants to let a few innocent people go, so they can be replaced within the week. It is disrespectful to diminish the the ideas and thoughts of the players who have vocalized different ways to bring about a change, instead of listening the president is trying to distract. Donald Trump is the King of distraction. Well, some prominent voices in the NFL are not distracted, and will not be silenced. Today, a group of NFL players responded to the President in the New York Times. None of the players are giving any names, instead the ycontinue to urge for changes to the criminal justice system.
“A handful of pardons will not address the sort of systemic injustice that NFL players have been protesting,” the authors — Doug Baldwin of the Seattle Seahawks, Anquan Boldin, a former NFL wide receiver, Malcolm Jenkins of the Philadelphia Eagles and Benjamin Watson of the New Orleans Saints — write.
“If President Trump thinks he can end these injustices if we deliver him a few names, he hasn’t been listening to us.”
In reaction, some athletes who are not black are praising Trump for his decision to take “action”. The way to Make America Great is not to ignore the problems of society and trying to mask that with giving out pardons. If you need further confirmation, flip the page to see President Donald Trump clearly explain his plot to end the NFL Anthem Protest.