President Donald Trump was chastised Monday after video footage showed him goofing off as the national anthem played during a Super Bowl party at his West Palm Beach golf resort.
As everyone else around Trump (including his wife and youngest son) stood solemnly with their hands over their hearts, Trump fidgeted, waved his hands, pointed at people and pretended to conduct the music.
The video of the president cutting up during the anthem, first reported by the Miami Herald, was part of an Instagram story posted by a real estate agent at the party, which was held for a select group of the presidentâs supporters. The event cost American taxpayers $3.4 million, according to an analysis by HuffPost.
Trump has said that athletes who take a knee at NFL games to protest racism and police brutality â a movement launched by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick â should be fired because theyâre disrespecting America and the military.
âYou have to stand proudly for the national anthem or you shouldnât be playing â you shouldnât be there,â Trump told âFox & Friendsâ in 2018, adding, âMaybe you shouldnât be in the country.â
When a football player takes a knee, the team owner should âget that son of a bitch off the field,â Trump told a rally in 2017.
Fox Nation host Tomi Lahren slammed celebrities BeyoncĂ© and Jay-Z on Sunday for sitting during the anthem. She hasnât yet remarked on the presidentâs antics.
The Miami Herald mocked Trump in an editorial by sarcastically noting his âburst of patriotic fervor.â
Itâs âamazing that so many âpatriotsâ who brandish the flag and wear the red cap actually donât mind any of this,â the editorial noted.
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