Radio France: Why Trump v. NFL & #TakeTheKnee is About Race and Free Speech

Posted by Scott Lucas | Sep 27, 2017 | 0

On Tuesday I spoke with Christina Okello of Radio France International about Donald Trump’s decision to wage war on the National Football League over any player who kneels during the National Anthem.

Cutting through Trump’s political gambit with his base, I spoke about why his confrontation — now in its sixth day — raises issues of race and freedom of speech.

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Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView.He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

Radio France: Why Trump v. NFL & #TakeTheKnee is About Race and Free Speech

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