The US President recently took the stage in Minnesota, not only to root for the GOP candidate, but also to boast about his accomplishments in the new US-Canada-Mexico trade deal, which, according to him, happened to be the largest agreement ever made. In doing so, he claimed to have helped the NFL, the US National Football League. Apparently, he pushed Canada to allow local ads to run instead of US commercials during the Super Bowl, which could add millions of dollars to the NFL's revenue.
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However, he also took the opportunity to express his unhappiness about the NFL players kneeling for the US national anthem to protest police brutality, stating one more time that “people should stand proudly for our national anthem and national flag.” The US President also ranted about solving the League’s “big, big problem” with the new deal, worth “big, big dollars.” As he stated, he'd told his counterparts that “it’s unfair” what they are doing to them during the Super Bowl.
“I heard that the NFL had a big problem with Canada on their advertising, their commercials, a big-big problem… and it went on for years, and it was really hurting the NFL. I don’t care, I like some people, I don’t like some people; it’s an American company, it’s a great American company. So during the negotiations, you’ve got to fix the NFL problem. They said 'What?' 'You’ve got to fix the NFL problem.' It took me two minutes, and now the NFL is so happy. It all worked out,” Trump told the cheering crowd, revealing the details of the negotiations.
Trump claims NFL has "a big, big problem" w/Canada b/c of "their advertising during the commercials." #wut
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) 5 октября 2018 г.
He claims he told Canada during trade negotiations: "You gotta fix the NFL problem. And now the NFL is so happy"
He claims @nflcommish called him personally to thank him! pic.twitter.com/AYvSyogxWW
According to Trump, he got a call from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who thanked him for what he had done by solving the problem, which had lasted years, adding that “the Obama administration couldn’t do it.”
Twitter responded with all its irony and many memes.
What? pic.twitter.com/C2R6iEgIIy
— Eddie the Pizza Man (@ThePizzaTech) 5 октября 2018 г.
— 🤷🏽♀️ (@ijustbtweeting) 5 октября 2018 г.
— CRay💎🐞 (@_chellaray12) 5 октября 2018 г.
Some were doubtful if the new deal was of any use…
The NFL didn't want CTV to air the US commercials during the Superbowl. He's an idiot but he's right that we will be watching Canadian commercials again once it passes.
— Jenny-P 🇨🇦 (@Jenn_Pastrak) 5 октября 2018 г.
And accused Trump of telling lies.
This man is a perpetual liar, & the real hurt will be when those who think he's great, find out it was all a real big con job perpetrated on them by the very GOP Congress & Senate they voted for!!
— Louis Parker (@thinkinone) 5 октября 2018 г.
Others defended Trump, saying the commercial issue was a true story.
This man is a perpetual liar, & the real hurt will be when those who think he's great, find out it was all a real big con job perpetrated on them by the very GOP Congress & Senate they voted for!!
— Louis Parker (@thinkinone) 5 октября 2018 г.
that is how it work in Canada, we don't see US ads- CDN ads are seamlessly overlaid.
— Kate Heider (@HeiderKate) 5 октября 2018 г.
