Ben Carson believes President Donald Trump could soften his stance on athletes kneeling for the national anthem … saying he’ll “work with” POTUS to understand the message.
Of course, Trump has been one of the most outspoken critics against kneeling … and recently said he’d stop watching soccer and football if protests continued.
POTUS also famously said to fire any “son of a bitch” who knelt, back in 2017.
Carson — the Housing and Urban Development Secretary and the only black member of Trump’s cabinet — discussed the issue on the Hugh Hewitt Show … saying he will try to get POTUS to understand the real reason behind the movement.
“Well, I don’t think he has manifested as much animosity in that region lately,” Carson said Monday. “And, I think we just continue to work with him. He’ll get there.”
The national anthem protest has become a major topic of discussion following the death of George Floyd … with NFL names like Adrian Peterson, Baker Mayfield and Bill O’Brien saying they will kneel this upcoming season.
NFL commish Roger Goodell even admitted the league mishandled the protests in a recent video … and said he encourages any team to sign Colin Kaepernick.
