Politics
Trump accuses LeBron James of disrespecting US national anthem, demands apology
October 22, 2026 at 07:28 PM
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6 reports · 3 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 3 hours
SNSky News Arabia
فيديو ليبرون جيمس يثير غضب ترامب.. والرئيس يرد بمنشور لاذع
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
بسبب النشيد الأمريكي.. ترمب يهاجم ليبرون جيمس ويطالبه بالاعتذار
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ESESPN
Trump criticizes LeBron for not standing still during national anthem
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KOKooora
ترامب: ليبرون جيمس عار بكل معنى الكلمة.. وعليه الاعتذار
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BNBBC News
Trump says NBA star LeBron James disrespected US anthem and demands apology
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AJAl Jazeera English
Trump says NBA star LeBron James disrespected US national anthem
(opens the publisher’s site)US President Donald Trump has accused basketball star LeBron James of disrespecting the country by moving during the national anthem, demanding an apology.
- Trump posted on social media a video of James stretching and simulating basketball moves while the anthem played before Philadelphia's season opener against the Knicks on Wednesday.
- Trump said James should apologize "to all of those Great American Warriors and Heroes who died for the American Flag."
- Trump wrote that James was "no good, a TOTAL DISGRACE."
- James has not responded to the comments, and the pair have traded criticism before, with Trump in July suggesting James might be "a racist."