NFL owners side with their players over Donald Trump, allow protests during the anthem to continue

Trump responded to the decision by attacking the league.

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Members of the San Francisco 49ers kneel during the national anthem as others stand during the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

One month into the NFL season, representatives from the league’s ownership and players’ union gathered for an annual meeting to discuss, among many other things, what to do about players who choose to kneel during the national anthem as a form of protest against police brutality and systematic racism.

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