Donald Trump supporters reportedly threaten to ‘boycott’ NFL
A political analyst claims that supporters of Donald Trump are threatening to boycott the NFL following a joke made by broadcaster Al Michaels about a fictional executive order renaming Lake Ontario. The report notes that there is no concrete evidence of a widespread boycott movement.
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One of the biggest and strangest stories to emerge this week has been United States President Donald Trump's decision to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America as a result of an ongoing trade dispute with Canada. The decision prompted longtime NFL broadcaster Al Michaels to poke fun at Trump during a preseason game broadcast, and it sounds like Trump's supporters aren't happy.
According to a report from one prominent political analyst, Trump's supporters are now threatening to "boycott" the NFL over Michaels' comments.
During Thursday night's preseason matchup between the Cleveland Browns and the New England Patriots in Cleveland, the broadcast showed a view of Lake Erie, which sits along the city. Michaels took the opportunity to make a joke about Trump's recent decision to rename Lake Ontario.
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