Well that solves everything: Ben Carson says Trump will ‘get there’ on players kneeling during anthem

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Ben Carson says Trump will ‘get there’ on players kneeling during anthem

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said during a radio interview Monday that he would "work with" President Trump on the issue of athletes taking a knee during the national anthem -- which the president has continuously voiced his opposition -- saying, "He’ll get there."

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Ben Carson says Trump will ‘get there’ on players kneeling during anthem
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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said during a radio interview Monday that he would "work with" President Trump on the issue of athletes taking a knee during the national anthem -- which the president has continuously voiced his opposition -- saying, "He’ll get there."

Carson, Trump’s only black cabinet member, said he believes most players are kneeling to protest police brutality rather than to disrespect the flag, but added that players need to make that clear.
"A lot of people are under the impression that they're kneeling because they don't respect our national anthem or they don't respect the flag or what it stands for. And in fact, I don't think that's the reason that most of them are kneeling. I think most of them are kneeling because you know, they want to protest some brutality in the police forces. They need to make that very clear," Carson said on “The Hugh Hewitt Show."
He added: "And of course, now that that has been brought to national attention, I'm not sure if it needs to continue."
Asked whether he might convince the president not to get upset over players kneeling during the anthem, Carson replied: “Well, I don’t think he has manifested as much animosity in that region lately. And I think we just continue to work with him. He’ll get there.”
Trump, however, continued to express his distaste for the form of protest over the weekend, after the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors voted to repeal a rule requiring its players to stand during the national anthem.
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The NFL seemed to follow suit. "We were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said. NASCAR also joined in, relaxing rules barring kneeling during the anthem and banning the Confederate flag from its events.

Trump retweeted a tweet from Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., saying “I’d rather the US not have a soccer team than have a soccer team that won’t stand for the National Anthem. You shouldn’t get to play under our flag as our national team if you won’t stand when it is raised.”




Trump also quoted a tweet from Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, saying “Let me get this straight, UNITED STATES Soccer won’t stand for the UNITED STATES National Anthem?”

“And it looks like the NFL is heading in that direction also, but not with me watching!” the president added.


Trump also quoted a tweet from Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, saying “Let me get this straight, UNITED STATES Soccer won’t stand for the UNITED STATES National Anthem?”

“And it looks like the NFL is heading in that direction also, but not with me watching!” the president added.

The issue of kneeling during the national anthem has resurfaced in the wake of nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd. Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sparked controversy four years ago when he refused to stand for the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racial injustice.

Trump criticized New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees in early June for apologizing after previous remarks he made critical of those kneeling during the national anthem.

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“I am a big fan of Drew Brees. I think he’s truly one of the greatest quarterbacks, but he should not have taken back his original stance on honoring our magnificent American Flag,” the president wrote on Twitter.

He also wrote: “OLD GLORY is to be revered, cherished, and flown high … We should be standing up straight and tall, ideally with a salute, or a hand on heart. There are other things you can protest, but not our Great American Flag - NO KNEELING!”

Brees told Yahoo Sports on June 3 he “will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country.”

"Through my ongoing conversations with friends, teammates, and leaders in the black community, I realize this is not an issue about the American flag. It never has been," Brees later wrote in response to Trump’s criticism on Instagram.

Later on "The Hugh Hewitt Show," Hewitt asked Carson if he believed America was systemically racist. "Of course not," Carson responded.

"I’ve seen systemic racism growing up. I mean, we are so much better than that now. Do we still have racist people? Of course. You know, you’re always going to have people who think superficially and don’t think deeply. But you know, that doesn’t mean that the whole system is corrupted and needs to be changed," the secretary added.

 

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U.S. needs to stop being offended about everything, Ben Carson says
“We’ve reached a point in our society where we dissect everything and try to ascribe some nefarious notion to it.”


Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. | Astrid Riecken/The Washington Post via AP, Pool
By RISHIKA DUGYALA
06/14/2020 10:49 AM EDT

Amid ongoing demonstrations against racism, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said America needs to stop being offended about everything and “grow up.”

On ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, Carson was asked whether it was appropriate for President Donald Trump to give his convention speech on Aug. 27 in Jacksonville. That date is the 60th anniversary of “Ax Handle Saturday,” when a white mob organized by the Ku Klux Klan attacked mostly black civil rights protesters in the Florida city.
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“We’ve reached a point in our society where we dissect everything and try to ascribe some nefarious notion to it,” replied Carson, the only black member of Trump’s Cabinet. “We need to move away from being offended by everything, of going through history and looking at everything, you know, of renaming everything.”


He continued, “Some of our prestigious universities have a relationship with the slave trade. Should we go and rename those universities? It really gets to a point of being ridiculous after a while. And, you know, we’re going to have to grow up as a society."

Activists have argued that monuments and buildings honoring the Confederacy, slavery and white supremacy should be removed or renamed. Statues, like ones of Christopher Columbus and Jefferson Davis, have been toppled. The Clemson University Board of Trustees voted to remove the name of slave owner and secessionist John C. Calhoun from its honors college.

Meanwhile, cities continue to be gripped by demonstrations against police brutality. Fresh outrage was sparked in Atlanta after the police shooting of Rayshard Brooks, a black man, on Friday night — leading to an officer being fired, the police chief stepping down and instant condemnation.

Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, who appeared on ABC shortly after Carson, said it was “a fairly infantile response” to say words and dates don’t have meanings.

“This isn't about growing up," Abrams said. "It's about taking responsibility and having accountability for the actions that have been taken by this country and by people acting on behalf of this country. And we do have a day of reckoning and that day of reckoning is going to continue until we actually make change."

The administration has come under fire for finalizing its rollback of Obama-era LGBTQ health protections on Friday, on the anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shootings, in the middle of Pride month and during a global pandemic.

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And, after pressure to delay his upcoming campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., Trump moved the rally to June 20 rather than Juneteenth, the day honoring the end of slavery — a major holiday for many African Americans.
Carson on Sunday said Trump was planning to make remarks about the Tulsa race massacre and the history of Black Wall Street in his campaign rally. “But, you know, it is what it is. And it’s probably good to have moved it,” Carson added.
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Carson advocated that the country work together, as institutions begin to make sweeping changes in response to systemic racism. “As long as we're all willing to listen to other opinions,” Carson said. “We have to stop, you know, putting everything into the arena of combat.”
But pressed on some of Trump’s tweets, which have supported dominating the streets with troops, the secretary said: “There are lots of different ways to express things.” He pointed to the looting and destruction of businesses, saying it wouldn’t make sense to “allow anarchists to just take over.”
“We obviously need to acknowledge that there is a reason that the protests are going on. There’s no question about that. But it also means we need to open the discussion,” Carson said. “We need to listen to the police as well as to the protesters.”

 

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[playahaitian]

 

[ronmch20]

I'd like to beat the coon out of this asshole, right after Clarence Uncle Thomas.

 

[Lou_Kayge]

This article echoes what I've been saying the longest time. I heard that the 49ers shut down concessions during the anthem and the roving vendors in the stands stop, but the concession stands and bathrooms are open. If the anthem is sanctified, they must be closed too. I am waiting for a reporter to ask T.rump,"Have you spoken to owners who keep their concession stands open during the anthem about how disrespectful that is? Should we put profit over patriotism?"

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Surely it’s just as disrespectful to sell beer and chili dogs during the ceremony?

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[mcguyver]

This article echoes what I've been saying the longest time. I heard that the 49ers shut down concessions during the anthem and the roving vendors in the stands stop, but the concession stands and bathrooms are open. If the anthem is sanctified, they must be closed too. I am waiting for a reporter to ask T.rump,"Have you spoken to owners who keep their concession stands open during the anthem about how disrespectful that is? Should we put profit over patriotism?"

This Ex-NFL Player Has a Great Suggestion Regarding the League’s New National Anthem Rule

Surely it’s just as disrespectful to sell beer and chili dogs during the ceremony?

www.esquire.com

No one who has not served or attempted to serve should be speaking about patriotism.

 

[blackpepper]

So is Ben starting to think about life after Rump? It seems like it, and this kind of talk could lead to him leaving the WH even sooner than 45.

Ben Carson says Trump will ‘get there’ on players kneeling during anthem

U.S. needs to stop being offended about everything, Ben Carson says
“We’ve reached a point in our society where we dissect everything and try to ascribe some nefarious notion to it.”

 

[Lou_Kayge]

No one who has not served or attempted to serve should be speaking about patriotism.

Exactly.

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

So is Ben starting to think about life after Rump? It seems like it, and this kind of talk could lead to him leaving the WH even sooner than 45.

Ben thinks slaves were migrants in search of economic prosperity.

At what point do you just discard him?

 

[blackpepper]

Ben thinks slaves were migrants in search of economic prosperity.

At what point do you just discard him?

I been done with Ben, pun intended. But did he really say something that stupid? Asking for a friend.