President Donald Trump pointed to historically low television ratings for the National Football League as protests during the U.S. national anthem continued ahead of the first Sunday games of the season.
“Wow, NFL first game ratings are way down over an already really bad last year comparison,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Viewership declined 13%, the lowest in over a decade. If the players stood proudly for our Flag and Anthem, and it is all shown on broadcast, maybe ratings could come back? Otherwise worse!”
