Trump doubles down on NFL rant, clearly has no idea how all this works
If there's anything constructive to take from Donald Trump's continuing crusade against black athletes in the NFL protesting racial injustices in America, it's that he seems to have lost touch with reality.
Less than 24 hours after his initial, poorly received remarks that took the league's protesting players to task, the 45th president of the United States is using his favorite social media platform to double down. In a pair of Saturday tweets, he seems to suggest that he's somehow empowered to fire NFL players.
Or maybe he just wanted to bring out his trademark TV catchphrase, perhaps in a misguided bid to boost his popularity amid an ineffectual first year in office.
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Someone -- literally any adult in the room at the White House, please -- needs to sit this man down and explain some basic rules about corporate governance and the U.S. Bill of Rights. Trump can't dictate what the NFL does with its employees, and the ones who have chosen to protest are protected under our fundamental U.S. laws.
To whomever sits Trump down for a big boy talk, you also might want to fill him in on current events, given what's happened/happening in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and North Korea.
Trump's Twitter antics left "joke" territory behind a long time ago. To quote the man himself: Sad!
Topics Activism Donald Trump Politics
Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
