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posted onSeptember 26, 2017
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Article snippet: Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories President Trump sent a tweet Sunday afternoon after NFL players locked arms or kneeled during the anthem in early games.   Player protests were widespread in the NFL’s early games.   Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin thinks pro football players lose their right to free speech once they don pads and take the field.  The online ad features an image of Trump with his hand over his heart and the hashtag #TakeAStandNotAKnee.  “I have a number of serious reservations about it,” the senator from Maine said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”   President Donald Trump appeared to preview his intentions as he spoke with reporters on the tarmac of a New Jersey airport Sunday, saying: ‘‘the tougher the better.’’  On the campaign trail last year, then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sought the support of black voters by asking them, “What the hell do you have to lose?”  President Donald Trump will meet with major GOP donors for a private dinner on Tuesday in New York as part of a fundraising effort for the Republican National Committee.   The multiple invitations she has received may be less an indication of her popularity and more a sign of how polarizing a figure she is.   Though the NFL has a rule requiring players to be on the field for the national anthem, an NFL spokesman said it will not pursue any punishment.  ANALYSIS The ... Link to the full article to read more

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