Brothers in arms against the politics of division

The provocateur president has drawn the ire of the sports world for saying players who kneel during the national anthem should be fired, writes Catherine Lucey and Arnie Stapleton

Jacksonville Jaguars players kneeling in protest during the national anthem before the NFL International Series match at Wembley on Sunday, as players across the league sent a defiant message to Donald Trump. Picture: Simon Cooper/PA

WITH his attacks on activist athletes, US President Donald Trump plunged into the middle of his favourite kind of drama — personal, aggressive, culturally volatile, and entirely of his own making.