Mo Brooks Takes Firm Position on NFL Protests

Congressman Mo Brooks

Amidst the whirlwind created by national anthem protests in the NFL, Rep. Mo Brooks is suggesting a tactic he thinks will help curb the league’s policy of tolerance.

“I believe we ought to terminate all federal government support of the NFL,” Brooks told Breitbart News. “That would include the termination of any and all advertising that is done on behalf of the federal government, military and nonmilitary, to the extent we do any. The same thing with any other professional sport that insults our country and our flag and our anthem as the NFL has done,” he said.

In a 2015 report, CNN concluded that the NFL receives billions of dollars worth of subsidies from taxpayers. However, most of that comes from the local, rather than the federal level.

As reported last week, President Trump slammed the NFL protests during his visit to Huntsville. In that speech, he said that while players have the right to protest, fans should withdraw their support for the NFL so long as the kneeling continues.

In response, more players than ever before took a knee during the national anthem. In some instances, entire teams refused to exit their locker rooms until the anthem had concluded, igniting a firestorm of debate over the issue since.

Recent in Politics

Alabama’s two U.S. senators are backing new bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing transparency in the prescription drug supply chain by requiring country-of-origin labeling on medications and their key ingredients. U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) have joined colleagues in introducing the Consumer Labeling for Enhanced API Reporting and Legitimate Accountability for Base […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is asking for more Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to come down to the Yellowhammer State. Marshall is asking for the Trump administration’s help to enforce the law after an illegal immigrant was arrested in connection with the disappearance of a mother and two of her children. Democrats won’t […]