Late night hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers mocked Donald Trump for feuding with the NFL over a number of athletes kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest against remarks made by the president. Watch the videos below!
As Gossip Cop reported, Trump said at a recent rally in Alabama that âson of a bitchâ NFL players who kneel during the national anthem should be âfired.â He went on to tell the audience, âWhen people like yourselves turn on the television and you see those people taking the knee when theyâre playing our great national anthem. The only thing you could do better is if you see it, even if itâs one player, leave the stadium.â Of course, his comments were met with widespread criticism, prompting hundreds of NFL players to kneel and lock arms during the national anthem before their games last weekend.
In the wake of the protests, the late night hosts inevitably poked fun at Trump for feuding with the NFL. Fallon began his monologue on Monday nightâs âTonight Showâ by saying, âWe had a bunch of big football matches yesterday. You had the Eagles against the Giants, you had the Patriots against the Texans, and you had the president against everyone.â
He continued, âTrump said that NFL players shouldnât be allowed to take a knee during the national anthem. Trump also released a list of other rule changes he thinks the NFL should make.â Fallon went on to joke, âHis first rule is that someone has to get sacked every five minutes just like at the White House. Then he said, the broadcaster for every game has to be the host of âFox & Friends.'â
Meanwhile, Meyers quipped on Mondayâs late night show, âPresident Trump decided what our nation needed this past weekend was one more f*cking thing to deal with.â He added, âTrumpâs unhinged rant only got worse from there when he bizarrely suggested that NFL ratings were down because people would rather watch him. Thatâs right, in Donald Trumpâs mind, people are turning off NFL games, gathering their friends and ordering pizza to watch an out-of-shape blowhard shuffle around like he got separated from a tour group.â Watch the videos below!