@dcexaminer/Twitter President Donald Trump on Friday said NFL owners should fire players who take a knee during the national anthem. "Get that son of a b---- off the field right now, out. He's fired. He's fired!" Trump said during a rally for Republican Senate candidate Luther Strange in Alabama. Trump went on to suggest that NFL ratings were down because of stricter penalties on hard tackles: "Because you know, today if you hit too hard — 15 yards!