NFL player Michael Bennett donned a red cap on Wednesday mocking President Trump
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The move from the Philadelphia Eagles defensive end comes as the Trump administration faces ongoing backlash over its “zero-tolerance” policy at the border, which led to the separations of hundreds of migrant families. A court previously ordered the government to reunite the migrant families by last Thursday, but hundreds of children still remain divided from their parents.
It also comes weeks after the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) filed a grievance against the NFL over the league’s new policy requiring players to remain standing during the national anthem, or else stay in the locker room.
Trump frequently complains about players who kneel in protest during "The Star-Spangled Banner," saying those who can't "stand proudly" during the anthem “shouldn’t be in the country."
The NFL later said in a statement that it was "working on a resolution to the anthem issue" with the NFLPA.
Bennett was among the athletes in the league who knelt during the anthem last year while playing for the Seattle Seahawks. He has also spoken out against Trump and slammed the president for stooping “so low” after he said NFL owners should fire any "son of a bitch" who kneels during the anthem, according to CNN.
