It seems the only African American athletes Trump likes are dead.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

If that clown demozines African American athletes for taking a knee to protest what they see as injustice what would he have said when Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into the Army and fight other people of color in Vietnam.

That clown isn't fit to carry Muhammad Ali's jockstrap.

[RockRaven]

1. You could take the "athlete" away from that statement and it would still be true.

Trump doesn't like black people full-stop. This is thoroughly documented going back decades.

[oberliner]

2. He likes Herschel Walker

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. It seems the only African American athletes Trump likes are dead or "who know their place."

[oberliner]

8. Good point

The general rule seems to be, if someone is willing to suck up to Trump and kiss his ass and say nice things about him, then Trump will be nice to that person. With a few notable exceptions, such as Jeff Sessions who has done all those things but Trump still craps on him.

[dameatball]

3. Ali was loved around the world almost as much as Trump is despised.

One small disagreement. He does seem to like Dennis Rodman, if that counts. However, once Dennis upstages him at the summit that could change.`

[DBoon]

5. The dead can't "take the knee"

A dead athlete can't take political positions Trump finds inconvenient

On edit: though if they could it would make an interesting zombie movie.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. Ali did a lot more than take a knee.

[DBoon]

7. Unfortunately, Trump is oblivious to the past

All he cares about is what a living athlete can do NOW

He has the attention span and perspective of a 2 year old

[Tommy_Carcetti]

9. Because they can't criticize him.

It's why the Republicans of today throw glowing praise upon Martin Luther King on the third Monday of every January.