unpatriotic
adjective
, chiefly British -ˌpa-\
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Critics led by President Trump called the players unpatriotic and even said NFL owners should fire any player who refused to stand during the anthem. — Samuel Chamberlain, Fox News, "NFL putting anthem policy on hold during talks with players association," 19 July 2018 The tension is only exacerbated by criticism from President Donald Trump, who regularly slams the protests as unpatriotic and unnecessary. — P.r. Lockhart, Vox, "Trump has repeatedly attacked the NFL. That hasn’t stopped players from protesting.," 20 Aug. 2018 President Trump has repeatedly criticized players for kneeling during the anthem calling it unpatriotic and disrespectful to the flag. — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, "Civil rights groups urge NFL to reverse rule requiring players to stand for national anthem," 18 June 2018 These are the young men that Trump is trying today to demonize as somehow unpatriotic, and disrespectful of our military, not to mention Philadelphia fans. — Will Bunch, Philly.com, "I wanted Carson Wentz to go to the White House to teach Trump about leadership | Will Bunch," 5 June 2018 Meanwhile, President Trump—who inflamed the issue last year by assailing the protests as unpatriotic—has been mostly silent on the topic this season. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, "The Outspoken Voice of the NFL Player Protests—and It Isn’t Colin Kaepernick," 13 Nov. 2018 The Trump administration, by contrast, has consistently tried to run plays out of the authoritarian populist playbook — casting criticism and opposition as unpatriotic betrayals of the will of the people — without ever actually achieving popularity. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "The lesson of the midterms: resistance works," 7 Nov. 2018 Having been called unpatriotic over a piece last year on Russia’s intervention in Syria, Babchenko complained of an atmosphere of hate toward his work. — Daryna Krasnolutska, Bloomberg.com, "The Strange Case of the Murdered Russian Journalist Who Came Back to Life," 30 May 2018 He was deemed unpatriotic and essentially banned from the sport. — Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, "In new national anthem policy, the NFL tramples on First Amendment," 28 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unpatriotic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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