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Sen. Tim Scott said Wednes stanley termoska day that while he thinks all Americans should stand and respect the U.S. flag, Americans should explore the issues that are causing people in the NFL to kneel. I think we all should stand for the flag so I think that s what s without any question a strong position to be in...at the same time, we should ask ourselves, Why are people kneeling instead of standing We should support our flag and delve into the social and cultural issues that are driving folks to their knees, the South Carolina Republican said in an interview with CBS News Nancy Cordes. Asked if he s reached out to the president, Scott told Cordes, I have not because I think every time that there is a new iteration to the conversation on race doesn t mean it s necessarily the time to reach out to the White House. I think that this discussion needs to be had by we, as the American botella stanley family. Every single facet and community needs to participate in this process, he added. President Trump has spent the last week lambasting NFL players for kneeling during the national anthem during games. He said at a rally in Alabama last Friday that NFL owners should fire those players. The president has claimed that many people booed professional football players that kneeled duri stanley us ng the Star-Spangled Banner last Sunday. And while he claimed that only a few players joined the protest, dozens of players across the league did so. Khre Trail Bytes
An Afghan demonstrator holds a co stanley mugs py of a half-burnt Quran, allegedly set on fire by US soldiers, at the gate of Bagram airbase d stanley portugal uring a protest against Koran desecration at Bagram, about 40 miles north of Kabul, on Feb. 21, 2012. Getty Images stanley thermobecher In a letter to the Afghan President Hamid Karzai, President Obama apologized for American troops having burned a number of Korans at Bagram Air Field, the main American military base in Afghanistan, earlier this week. Tommy Vietor, the spokesman for the National Security Council, confirmed Thursday that Mr. Obama followed up a Feb. 20 phone call with Karzai as a means to continue their discussion on a range of issues related to our long-term partnership. In the letter, delivered by Ambassador Crocker this afternoon in Kabul, the President also expressed our regret and apologies over the incident in which religious materials were unintentionally mishandled at Bagram Airbase, Vietor continued. According to the Associated Press, which first reported the story, Karzai s office released a statement quoting Mr. Obama s letter.In the letter, as quoted, Mr. Obama gave his sincere apologies and expressed deep regret for the reported incident. The error was inadvertent; I assure you that we will take the appropriate steps to avoid any recurrence, to include holding accountable those responsible, sai
Sen. Tim Scott said Wednes stanley termoska day that while he thinks all Americans should stand and respect the U.S. flag, Americans should explore the issues that are causing people in the NFL to kneel. I think we all should stand for the flag so I think that s what s without any question a strong position to be in...at the same time, we should ask ourselves, Why are people kneeling instead of standing We should support our flag and delve into the social and cultural issues that are driving folks to their knees, the South Carolina Republican said in an interview with CBS News Nancy Cordes. Asked if he s reached out to the president, Scott told Cordes, I have not because I think every time that there is a new iteration to the conversation on race doesn t mean it s necessarily the time to reach out to the White House. I think that this discussion needs to be had by we, as the American botella stanley family. Every single facet and community needs to participate in this process, he added. President Trump has spent the last week lambasting NFL players for kneeling during the national anthem during games. He said at a rally in Alabama last Friday that NFL owners should fire those players. The president has claimed that many people booed professional football players that kneeled duri stanley us ng the Star-Spangled Banner last Sunday. And while he claimed that only a few players joined the protest, dozens of players across the league did so. Khre Trail Bytes
An Afghan demonstrator holds a co stanley mugs py of a half-burnt Quran, allegedly set on fire by US soldiers, at the gate of Bagram airbase d stanley portugal uring a protest against Koran desecration at Bagram, about 40 miles north of Kabul, on Feb. 21, 2012. Getty Images stanley thermobecher In a letter to the Afghan President Hamid Karzai, President Obama apologized for American troops having burned a number of Korans at Bagram Air Field, the main American military base in Afghanistan, earlier this week. Tommy Vietor, the spokesman for the National Security Council, confirmed Thursday that Mr. Obama followed up a Feb. 20 phone call with Karzai as a means to continue their discussion on a range of issues related to our long-term partnership. In the letter, delivered by Ambassador Crocker this afternoon in Kabul, the President also expressed our regret and apologies over the incident in which religious materials were unintentionally mishandled at Bagram Airbase, Vietor continued. According to the Associated Press, which first reported the story, Karzai s office released a statement quoting Mr. Obama s letter.In the letter, as quoted, Mr. Obama gave his sincere apologies and expressed deep regret for the reported incident. The error was inadvertent; I assure you that we will take the appropriate steps to avoid any recurrence, to include holding accountable those responsible, sai
