Donald Trump, la NFL et le NASCAR: encore et toujours la base...

Pour galvaniser sa base autour de la question du nationalisme, Donald Trump n'a pas hésité à s'en prendre à la NFL, autant les joueurs que les propriétaires. Loin de se rétracter ou d'apaiser les tensions il relance ses opposants et se tourne vers le NASCAR comme exemple d'organisation qui ne tolère pas le manque de respect. Une fois de plus le Président évolue à la limite de la question raciale, les participants aux coures étant majoritairement blancs.

 "And while the NFL has borne the brunt of Trump’s criticism, the president’s national anthem-related focus wandered Monday morning to NASCAR, with the president praising the stock car racing league “and its supporters and fans. They won't put up with disrespecting our Country or our Flag - they said it loud and clear!”

Multiple team owners from NASCAR, which is especially popular in the South and in more rural parts of the U.S., took a tougher stance than those from the NFL, warning that they would fire crew members or drivers who protest during the anthem. The Associated Press reported that Sunday’s race in New Hampshire appeared to be protest-free during the anthem."

Dale Earnhardt Jr., the recently retired NASCAR driver who nonetheless remains perhaps the sport’s biggest star, weighed in Monday morning, writing on Twitter that “all Americans R granted rights 2 peaceful protests” and quoting former President John F. Kennedy, “those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/25/trump-nfl-fight-nascar-243091