The Daily 202: Trump wins a battle in the culture war as NFL owners cave on national anthem protests
Trump wins a battle in the culture war as NFL owners cave on national anthem protests President Trump sings along with the national anthem before the NCAA college football championship game in January. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: President Trump said in an interview that aired on Fox News this morning that “the NFL owners did the right thing” by altering the league’s national anthem policy. Football players will no longer be required to appear on the field when the anthem plays before games, but teams and the league will now be allowed to impose discipline for those who protest publicly during the song. “I don’t think people should be staying in the locker rooms, but still I think it’s good,” Trump said on “Fox & Friends.” “You have to stand proudly for the national anthem!” The president added that athletes who don’t stand “shouldn’t be playing.” “Maybe they shoul...