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Internet pummels Pence's 'preplanned stunt' to leave NFL game after anthem protest
Mike Pence speaks to ABC News (screen grab)

Internet pummels Pence's 'preplanned stunt' to leave NFL game after anthem protest

By: Travis Gettys Oct 08, 2017 2:05PM ET
Travis Gettys
Travis Gettys

Travis Gettys is a senior editor for  Raw Story based in northern Kentucky. He previously worked as a web editor for WLWT-TV and a contributing writer for the Kentucky Enquirer, and he also wrote for the award-winning Sadly, No! blog. He has covered national, state and local politics, breaking news, criminal investigations and trials, sports and a variety of community issues, with a special emphasis on racial justice, right-wing extremism and gun safety.

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Vice President Mike Pence left Sunday's game between the Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers after some of the players knelt in silent protest during the National Anthem.

Other Twitter users quickly pounded on the vice president as a hypocrite and accused him of manufacturing a publicity stunt.

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