Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt.
"Even Usain Bolt from Jamaica, one of the greatest runners and athletes of all time, showed RESPECT for our National Anthem," Trump $4 Tuesday night.
The 2012 video shows Bolt, a native of Jamaica and an Olympic sprinter who owns eight gold medals, cutting an on-camera interview short to pause for the US national anthem at the Olympic Games in London.
Bolt turns away from the camera and his interviewer, and stands in silence with a Jamaican flag draped around on his back.
Watch the footage below:
Trump has spent nearly a week sounding alarms over athletes who kneel during the national anthem. The gesture is a peaceful protest meant to call attention to racial injustice and police brutality, as noted by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, $4.
The president has sought to frame the demonstration as a protest against the American flag, US troops, and the national anthem. $4, $4, and $4 figures have $4.
Some others $4 Trump tweeting a video of Bolt, an athlete of color, as a signal that American athletes of color who kneel during the national anthem should follow his example
Bolt commented on Kaepernick's demonstration $4 last September: "Everyone has the right to their own opinion. If you feel strongly about something and you want to voice your opinion, I feel it's your right, so, that's how I look at it because that's how life is."
Even Usain Bolt from Jamaica, one of the greatest runners and athletes of all time, showed RESPECT for our National Anthem! 🇺🇸🇯🇲 $4
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) $4