Audio Surfaces of Robert Kraft ‘Ripping’ His Buddy Donald Trump At 2017 NFL Summit

Robert Kraft Called Out Donald Trump For His Stance On Kneeling

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Massage parlor enthusiast and owner of the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft usually has nothing but supportive things to say about his buddy, Donald Trump. TMZ Sports shared audio from the 2017 NFL summit of Kraft ripping Donald Trump for his divisive words about players kneeling in protest.

Kraft’s words on the leaked audio are a stark contrast of his praise of the divider-in-chief, where he said on FOX News that “[Trump is] working very hard to serve the best interest of the country.” The summit in question took place back in October 2017, about a month after Trump called for the league to remove any “son of a bitch” who doesn’t stand for the national anthem.

Owners at the time felt the NFL was taking a significant PR hit because of the kneeling situation and wanted players and execs to come together and try to figure out solutions. During the meeting, Kraft spoke to the rim and basically called Trump toxic, claiming he would twist and manipulate any plan the league came up with it to work to his advantage.

Per TMZ Sports:

“I must tell you, I think these dialogues are great,” Kraft said. “But, the elephant in the room now in my opinion, is this kneeling, which every player has a right to do if they feel it’s right.”

“The problem we have is, we have a President that will use that as fodder to do his mission that I don’t feel is in the best interest of the matter. It’s divisive, and it’s horrible. And, it’s actually the opposite of what you all are trying to do.”

Kraft explains there is 40% of the country that will crap all over any possible plan just because they’ll side with Trump no matter what.

“I just hope one of the things that can come out of here is that we find a way to be unified. And, be able to carry through and follow through.”Sounds good, but it would have been nice if Mr. Kraft voiced this opinion publicly and not behind closed doors. You can listen to the Kraft audio below.

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Audio Surfaces of Robert Kraft ‘Ripping’ His Buddy Donald Trump At 2017 NFL Summit

"The problem we have is, we have a President that will use that as fodder to do his mission that I don’t feel is in the best interest of the matter. It's divisive, and it's horrible. And, it’s actually the opposite of what you all are trying to do."