Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown apologized to anyone offended by his “Trump Dance” during his team's win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday.
St. Brown performed a dance – which has become popular among athletes over the past year – during a game attended by the President of the United States.
The dance sparked backlash on social media and the player responded to the criticism on a podcast he co-hosts with his brother Equanimeous, who also played in NFL.
“First of all, if I offended anyone, I apologize. I didn't mean to offend anyone. We're just having fun.” – Amon-Ra St. Brown. said on the St Brown podcast. “If any president had been at that game and danced, I would have done it. It had nothing to do with who the president was.”
Trump was unable to see the dance in person: St. Brown's performance came after he scored a touchdown in the first quarter, before the president arrived. However, Trump later posted a clip of the receiver's dance on social media with a caption calling him “Amon-Ra Saint Trump.”
Trump has a tense relationship with the league and its players, although he has the support of NFL stars such as Nick Bosa and Harrison Butker and attended last season's Super Bowl. During his first term, he described the N.F.L. players protest against social injustice like “sons of bitches.” During his second term he called upon commanders go back to his old racist nickname And criticized the league's decision select Trump critic Bad Bunny to perform at this season's Super Bowl halftime show.
“We were just having fun, dancing. Nothing more, nothing less,” St. Brown said on the podcast.
On Sunday, Trump became the first sitting president to attend a regular-season NFL game since Jimmy Carter in 1978. Trump was booed large groups of crowds, and there were reports that he wanted commanders name your new stadium after him.
