{"id":151081,"date":"2018-02-05T00:15:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T05:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=151081"},"modified":"2018-02-05T00:15:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T05:15:02","slug":"trump-service-members-make-super-bowl-sunday-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/02\/05\/trump-service-members-make-super-bowl-sunday-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump: Service members make Super Bowl Sunday possible"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_145518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145518\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shutterstock_677261236.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-145518\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shutterstock_677261236.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump says that it \u201cseems unlikely\u201d that he'd give an interview in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into potential co-ordination between Russia and the Trump campaign. (Shutterstock)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shutterstock_677261236.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shutterstock_677261236-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: President Donald Trump (Shutterstock photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. &#8212; President Donald Trump expressed appreciation for U.S. service members on Super Bowl Sunday, saying their bravery and sacrifice help make occasions like the year&#8217;s most-watched football game possible and renewing his criticism of NFL players who kneel during the national anthem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough many of our Nation&#8217;s service members are unable to be home with family and friends to enjoy this evening&#8217;s American tradition, they are always in our thoughts and prayers,\u201d Trump said in a statement about the game shortly before the matchup between the defending New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles got underway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe owe these heroes the greatest respect for defending our liberty and our American way of life. Their sacrifice is stitched into each star and every stripe of our Star-Spangled Banner,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe hold them in our hearts and thank them for our freedom as we proudly stand for the National Anthem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president has been critical of NFL players who exercise their right to freedom of expression by kneeling during the national anthem to protest unfair police treatment of minorities. Trump says the practice is disrespectful to service members, and he has criticized the league and team owners for allowing the kneeling to continue.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was hosting a Super Bowl watch party at his private golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. He and first lady Melania Trump arrived just before kickoff. The Florida Atlantic University Marching Band marked Trump&#8217;s arrival by playing \u201cHail to the Chief,\u201d \u201cBoogie Wonderland\u201d and \u201cShut Up and Dance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump thanked band members for a \u201cgreat job\u201d and complimented their \u201cgreat talent\u201d before entering the club.<\/p>\n<p>The president has not said which team he is rooting for. He punted when he was asked his preference earlier this week at the White House, saying \u201cI better not get involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Trump is good friends with Patriots owner Bob Kraft. Trump has said Kraft telephoned him in December, as he prepared to sign a package of tax cuts into law, to tell him that the tax bill is \u201cincredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president spent the weekend at his estate in nearby Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>He was returning to the White House late Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. &#8212; President Donald Trump expressed appreciation for U.S. service members on Super Bowl Sunday, saying their &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":145518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24157,16],"tags":[45830,30260,18549],"class_list":["post-151081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-american-news","category-news","tag-donald-trump-super-bowl","tag-national-anthem","tag-star-spangled-banner","mauthors-darlene-superville","mauthors-the-associated-press"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}