Last weekend, there was controversy surrounding the NFL thanks to President Donald Trump making comments that owners of teams should fire any player that kneels during the National Anthem. Many NFL owners came out and knelt with players and the entire situation has divided NFL fans across the nation.
Interestingly, former WWE superstar Sean “X-Pac” Waltman had former cruiserweight star Austin Aries on The Tomorrow Show (via Wrestling Inc) and the two talked about the peaceful protests, why you would never see it in the WWE and Aries talked about what he thought about the entire Donald Trump-NFL controversy.
Austin Aries Talks Donald Trump’s Comments
Austin Aries said that he was very disappointed by the words that Donald Trump used when talking about the NFL and its players. Trump used insulting terms to describe the NFL players who knelt during the National Anthem. He also demanded that NFL teams fire players who peacefully protest during the National Anthem.