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President Trump wrongly claims 'nobody was even asking' for Roger Goodell's 'Black Lives Matter' statement

President Donald Trump went to one of his favorite punching bags during an interview on Fox News’ “Hannity” on Wednesday, again lambasting the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell for its shift on racial issues.

Goodell took a noteworthy step earlier this month when he released a statement admitting the NFL was wrong for not listening to players’ past peaceful protests over racial injustice and said he believes “Black Lives Matter.”

That statement naturally rubbed Trump the wrong way, who posted a tweet questioning the statement soon after. He then contended Goodell did something no one was asking for.