According to the Star-Telegram, a firefighter has been fired from his job after saying President Donald Trump "should post snipers at every game," in response to national anthem protestors.
"[E]ach player that takes a knee or sits in the lockerroom should b (sic) shot in the head," the man wrote, according to ActionNews5. "[I] have no sympathy for them and no respect and as for the rest of u obama lovin snowflakes out here protesting and making idiots out of urselves u should b shot on sight..."
The move comes in response to Trump's explosive "sons of bitches" comments about players protesting the national anthem.
A separate fire chief called Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin a "no good N*****," after the team protested the national anthem by standing in the tunnel.
Here's how he responded after the comments went viral:
"I am embarrassed at this. I want to apologize. I was frustrated and angry at the Steelers not standing the anthem. This had nothing to do with my Fire Department. I regret what I said."
"My fire department should have never been dragged into this. It was a bad judgement by me, for which I am very embarrassed, for them and my township."
The Cecil Township Board of Supervisors issued a statement suggesting contacting the president of the Muse Fire Department regarding any further comment or action.
Just one member of the Steelers made it out of the tunnel for the anthem:
Other teams around the league also participated in a form of protest like the rest of the Steelers. Several New England Patriots took a knee for the anthem, while players for both the Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons locked arms during the anthem for their game.
This comes after President Trump's controversial comments on the anthem protests that NFL owners should respond to the player protests with the phrase "get that son of a bitch off the field."
"Wouldn't you love one of these NFL owners... when someone disrespects our flag say, "Get that son of a bitch off the field, right now, out, he's fired."
The President has not been shy with his comments, as he doubled down on Saturday amid another battle he waged with the NBA's Golden State Warriors and former MVP Steph Curry.
