Donald Trump says he is “so proud” of NASCAR after team owners backed the president by threatening to fire drivers who protest the national anthem. Trump tweeted his support of the sport on Monday morning following strong words by NASCAR owners including Richard Childress and Hall of Fame driver Richard Petty against the “take a knee” protests in the NFL. “So proud of NASCAR and its supporters and fans,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “They won’t put up with disrespecting our Country or our Flag – they said it loud and clear!” Both Childress and Petty were direct with their views, with Petty threatening to fire anyone that didn’t stand for the anthem. “It’ll get you a ride on a Greyhound bus,” Childress said, as quoted by The Guardian. “Anybody that works for me should respect the country we live in. So many people gave their lives for it. This is America.” Related: Donald Trump is “condemning footballers more than neo-Nazis” Petty went even further, saying that “anybody that don’t stand up for the anthem oughta be out of the country. Period. What got ’em where they’re at? The United States,” adding that any protester from Richard Petty Motorsports would be… Read full this story
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