One of the biggest and most unusual stories to come out this week has been United States President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America amid an ongoing trade dispute with Canada. The move gave longtime NFL broadcaster Al Michaels an opportunity to poke fun at Trump during a preseason game broadcast, and it appears that some of Trump\u2019s supporters were not amused.<\/p>\n
According to a report from a prominent political analyst, Trump\u2019s supporters are now threatening to \u201cboycott\u201d the NFL over Michaels\u2019 remarks.<\/p>\n
Michaels Takes a Shot at Trump<\/p>\n
During Thursday night\u2019s preseason matchup between the Cleveland Browns and the New England Patriots in Cleveland, Michaels took a not-so-subtle jab at Trump following a commercial break.<\/p>\n
As the broadcast resumed after a commercial break, the camera showed a view of Lake Erie, which borders the city. Michaels used the moment to joke about Trump\u2019s most recent antics.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is Lake Erie. We think it is still called Lake Erie. We\u2019re not quite sure at this point,\u201d Michaels said. \u201cBut we\u2019ll be by Lake something like Ontario or whatever it\u2019s going to be called by the time we get to Buffalo (for Week 1).\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnyway, you know what I\u2019m talking about,\u201d Michaels said with a laugh<\/a>. \u201cSome of you do. Read the news.\u201d<\/p>\n Michaels was, of course, referencing Trump\u2019s recent decision to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America through an executive order.<\/p>\n Trump Supporters Reportedly Threaten NFL \u2018Boycott\u2019<\/p>\n Although many viewers saw Michaels\u2019 comments as nothing more than a harmless jab, some of the president\u2019s supporters reportedly took issue with both Michaels and the NFL over the remarks.<\/p>\n Brian Allen, founder of the political news and commentary platform The Allen Analysis, claims that Trump\u2019s supporters are now threatening to boycott the NFL because of Michaels\u2019 comments.<\/p>\n \u201cTrump supporters are threatening to boycott the NFL after Al Michaels mocked Trump\u2019s renaming of Lake Ontario during a preseason broadcast,\u201d Allen wrote in a post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s worth mentioning that Allen did not provide examples of Trump supporters actually threatening to boycott the NFL, so it remains uncertain where these alleged threats originated, whether they were made on social media or through other means.<\/p>\n That said, this would hardly be the first occasion on which conservative Americans have threatened to boycott the league. This season actually marks the 10-year anniversary of Colin Kaepernick\u2019s famous national anthem protests, which led to widespread backlash from conservatives across the country, many of whom said they would boycott the NFL at the time.<\/p>\n \u2018Miserable way to live\u2019<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAll of MAGA world is psychologically disturbed. They live their lives desperate for opportunities to be offended, aggrieved, outraged. Guy makes aside abt Trump silliness : boycott the NFL! They idolize a psycho narcissist. Hostility is their only joy. Miserable way to live,\u201d wrote longtime New York Times reporter Bill Carter<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat is especially striking about this is that Al Michaels is very much a right wing guy,\u201d wrote Norman Ornstein<\/a>, a noted political scientist, contributing editor for the Atlantic, contributor to The Contrarian, and cohost of the podcast Words Matter.<\/p>\n \u201cAl Michaels is a well-known and longtime Republican but of course, even implied criticism of Dear Leader is not accepted within the cult,\u201d wrote prominent sports commentator Scary Lawyerguy<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHow is that mocking? He just stated facts. With Trump, truth is a parody,\u201d wrote former White House reporter Ron Fournier<\/a>.<\/p>\n