NFL legend ‘disgusted’ as town defies Trump order | Sports News

NFL legend Nick Mangold has criticized the town of Madison, New Jersey, for not honoring Charlie Kirk as per President Donald Trump‘s orders.

Kirk, a political activist and media persona, was assassinated at an occasion at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. That similar day, Trump issued a presidential proclamation ordering U.S. flags on all federal property to be flown at half-staff till Sunday night in honor of Kirk.

The NFL held a second of silence earlier than the Green Bay Packers hosted the Washington Commanders on Thursday. However, 5 franchises selected to not pay tribute on Sunday.The late Kirk was additionally slammed by a former NFL participant fired for his political stance. 

The New York Jets did honor Kirk earlier than their 30-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

But Mangold, who spent his total 11-year NFL profession with the Jets, observed that his hometown, Madison, NJ, didn’t and was not impressed.

About half-hour from the Jets’ MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, Mangold observed in Madison that a federal building didn’t respect Trump’s proclamation.

The 41-year-old, who retired in 2018, noticed that the U.S. flag was nonetheless flying high and never at half-staff as Trump had ordered. “I’m disgusted and saddened by my town (Madison) and my state (New Jersey),” Mangold wrote on X.

“This is wrong on so many levels… as an American husband and father was assassinated for expressing his right to free speech.”

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New Jersey governor Phil Murphy was tagged within the post, and Mangold connected a photograph as proof. The former NFL participant additionally added the photograph info to show the time and date it was taken.

When replying to followers’ feedback, Mangold insisted that he nonetheless loves Madison however has issues about its direction. “It’s still a great town. Just terrible leadership,” he wrote.

Mangold wasn’t the one native to call out Madison, and it led to an official assertion. “Over the weekend, we received questions about the lowering of the American flag in the borough,” The Borough of Madison wrote.

“Madison’s policy is to follow the State of New Jersey’s daily flag status. Over the weekend, the status was ‘full staff.’ The Borough of Madison condemns all forms of political violence and rejects hate in every form. We remain committed to bringing people together around our shared values.”

The Borough of Madison claimed it was following orders from the complete state, however Trump ordered that every one public buildings and grounds comply. In a assertion on Wednesday, Trump wrote: “As a mark of respect for the memory of Charlie Kirk, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, September 14, 2025.

“I additionally direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for a similar size of time in any respect United States embassies, legations, consular places of work, and different services overseas, together with all navy services and naval vessels and stations.”