Rep. Ted Lieu‏ (D-CA) took a shot at Steve Mnuchin on Sunday after the treasury secretary defended President Donald Trump's free speech rights but said that NFL players should be punished for not standing for the national anthem.
Ted Lieu‏ Goes Off On Steve Mnuchin Over NFL Players' Right To Protest: 'You Are Stupid As A Rock'
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September 24, 2017

Rep. Ted Lieu‏ (D-CA) took a shot at Steve Mnuchin on Sunday after the treasury secretary defended President Donald Trump's free speech rights but said that NFL players should be punished for not standing for the national anthem.

While speaking to ABC News on Sunday, Mnuchin argued that Trump had a right to call any player a "son of a bitch" if he took a knee during the anthem.

"They have the right to have the First Amendment off the field," he said.

Mnunchin's remarks did not go over well with Lieu‏, who suggested that the Trump official was "stupid as a rock."

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