#TakeAKnee: The NFL vs. Donald Trump

Social Media was set ablaze yet again this past weekend, after Donald Trump slammed the NFL's new rule changes that were implemented to protect players and also its handling of players who kneel during the national anthem.

During a rally in Huntsville, Ala., on Friday night, Trump said that attendees of NFL games should walk out of the stadium if a player chooses to kneel during the anthem.

Read Trump’s remarks at Friday night’s rally below:

"Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, “Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out. He’s fired. He’s fired!” You know, some owner is going to do that. He’s going to say, “That guy that disrespects our flag, he’s fired.” And that owner, they don’t know it. They don’t know it. They’ll be the most popular person, for a week. They’ll be the most popular person in this country.

When the NFL ratings are down massively, massively. The NFL ratings are down massively. Now the number one reason happens to be they like watching what’s happening… with yours truly. They like what’s happening. Because you know today if you hit too hard—15 yards! Throw him out of the game! They had that last week. I watched for a couple of minutes. Two guys, just really beautiful tackle. Boom, 15 yards! The referee gets on television, his wife is sitting at home, she’s so proud of him. They’re ruining the game! They’re ruining the game. That’s what they want to do. They want to hit! It is hurting the game.

But you know what’s hurting the game more than that? When people like yourselves turn on television and you see those people taking the knee when they are playing our great national anthem. The only thing you could do better is if you see it, even if it’s one player, leave the stadium, I guarantee things will stop. Things will stop. Just pick up and leave. Pick up and leave. Not the same game anymore, anyway."

The crowd went wild in Alabama, but the applause he got from his supporters in the deep south, was a far cry from the backlash he received from some other parts of he country.

Trump's critics took to social media bashing the leader of the free world for the strong remarks he made towards NFL players.

Major sports figures also joined in the conversation, some even referring toTrump as a "coward" and "bum" (see below) :

The entire NFL gate ignited new energy into the anti-Trump movement. During Sunday's football game and even into Monday night's game, NFL heads and players showed where they stood (or kneeled) in the controversy, by either releasing formal statements or physically kneeling during the National Anthem.

Overall, I'm proud to see everyone coming together and finally taking somewhat of a stand against Trump's idiotic tirades.