Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Tuesday that he respects the decision of Denver Broncos players on Sunday to protest President Donald Trump and that the president’s NFL criticism was a bid to “distract the country” from his policy failures.
The two-term Democratic governor and former Denver mayor echoed the remarks of Broncos coach Vance Joseph, saying “politics generally doesn’t mix with sports very well.”
“That being said, when things reach that pitch, people feel the need to make that expression of what they believe, and I respect that,” Hickenlooper told The Denver Post in an interview.