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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Malcom Jenkins speaks out on Donald Trump's 'game over' tweet.

The far alt-right regressive president, Donald Trump tweeted in the early morning of Tuesday July 21st, "Looking forward to live sports, but any time I witness a player kneeling during the National Anthem, a sign of great disrespect for our Country and our Flag, the game is over for me!"

The Saints Malcom Jenkins was on CNN and wasn't afraid to speak his mind with Don Lemon according to Dijo Songco of Clutch Points.

Songco wrote, "The two-time Super Bowl champion didn’t hold back and mentioned that the POTUS is simply choosing to ignore the meaning behind the highly controversial kneeling protests in the NFL for the past few years. Jenkins also warned that people should not look at sports as some sort of escape amid the social injustice movement that’s going on in the country, as they are probably set to be disappointed."

To be honest, that's exactly how many fans view sports and other forms of entertainment. It's a two plus hour escape from reality. That's why many who support the civil rights movement, while understanding the need for entertainers to speak out, are getting upset over it.

“I think anybody who’s looking to use sports, especially this year, as an outlet to kind of get away from what’s happening right now in our country is probably gonna be sadly mistaken especially as we move towards the fall. It’s really inspiring to see players and athletes like Maya Moore who gave up her whole WNBA career to fight for somebody who’s been wrongly convicted. Kenny Stills and Tobias Harris who are putting a lot of pressure on Attorney General Daniel Cameron to make an arrest and arrest the murderers of Breonna Taylor. So I think there’s a lot of movement  obviously with all social unrest and I don’t think it’s going anywhere regardless of what the sport is," said Jenkins.

Members of the MLBPA knelt during the National anthem to support the movement for justice and equality in America and around the world. Other sports are expected to do the same. Former Green Beret and War Iraq war veteran Nate Boyer, has to be proud that his message of how to protest suggested to Kaepernick and the freedom of speech he fought for is getting used.

May everyone on this earth have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; in that order. Expect this protest to continue until all people are treated as they were created, Equal.

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