Former NHL star Jeremy Roenick does not agree with professional athletes protesting the national anthem, and he is even willing to use fake stories to illustrate his disgust with the trend.
On Monday, Roenick took aim at Marshawn Lynch and other athletes who have chosen not to stand during the national anthem. His rant began when he tweeted a screenshot of a fake story about Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison ripping anthem protesters.
Now this is a man I want on my team! Too bad bad we have to sit around and watch disrespectful athletes sit on coolers!! Disgraceful! pic.twitter.com/W8pCsncPQV
— Jeremy Roenick (@Jeremy_Roenick) August 14, 2017
Marshawn you should have stayed retired.
— Jeremy Roenick (@Jeremy_Roenick) August 14, 2017
I'm white – and I will not stand for the national anthem. People of color have even LESS of a reason in our racist society.
— Alex Sloan (@Alex_Sloan) August 14, 2017
Has nothing to do w color. Stop w the color crap. It's about respect! Period. https://t.co/cuVCD4QEA7
— Jeremy Roenick (@Jeremy_Roenick) August 14, 2017
Twitter users almost instantly began informing Roenick that the story he shared stemmed from a tweet that was never actually sent by Harrison, but Roenick didn’t back down. He was also criticized for not mentioning the Charlottesville rally, to which he responded by saying we should ship all white supremacists to North Korea.
I think these disgusting neo natzi's and white supremacists should be gathered up and sent to N Korea. Let them hate there! https://t.co/iIW07af0BY
— Jeremy Roenick (@Jeremy_Roenick) August 14, 2017
Iv said my peace I'm done. I pray for all the people and families in Charlottesville and everywhere. Love and respect!
— Jeremy Roenick (@Jeremy_Roenick) August 14, 2017
Roenick has never been shy about expressing his opinion no matter how controversial it may be, but he should do some more research before preaching. While he’s entitled to his opinion like anyone else, using fake stories to support your rants is never a good look.
