The White House on Tuesday accused the Philadelphia Eagles of pulling a \u201cpolitical stunt\u201d by committing to a Super Bowl celebration and then reducing the\u2026<\/b>
\nThe White House on Tuesday accused the Philadelphia Eagles of pulling a \u201cpolitical stunt\u201d by committing to a Super Bowl celebration and then reducing the number of attendees \u201cin the 11th hour.\u201d
The White House said in a statement earlier that last Thursday the Eagles submitted 81 names to attend Tuesday\u2019s ceremony, then tried to reschedule it before finally agreeing to send \u201conly a handful of representatives.\u201d
On Monday evening, Trump reacted by the expected low turnout by canceling the event and in its place hold a \u201ccelebration of the American flag .\u201d
Asked if Trump bears any responsibility for the Eagles\u2019 decision, Sanders said the team knew the president\u2019s stand on the National Anthem when they first agreed to attend.
\u201cThe president and his position hasn\u2019t changed on this throughout the process,\u201d she said. \u201cThe Eagles made the commitment to come and to be part of that event well after the president had established his feelings in regards to the national anthem .\u201d
Reminded that the kneeling was originally intended by the NFL players as a way to protest police-involved shootings of African-Americans and that \u201cblack and brown soldiers\u201d fight in the military, Sanders said Trump\u2019s position is \u201ccrystal clear .\u201d
\u201cHe feels strongly that standing for the National Anthem is something that we should do and something that matters to what makes our country special and unique and something that sets us apart,\u201d Sanders said.<\/p>\n

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