Governor urges new university national anthem policy to strip athletes’ scholarships

Republican Governor Jeff Landry has been hammering Louisiana State University’s women’s basketball team and their controversial coach, Kim Mulkey, for not being on the court when the national anthem played before their game against Iowa. Now, the MAGA Louisiana governor is asking universities for a policy that “mandates” college athletes be “present” when the national anthem plays, or risk having their scholarships stripped. MSNBC’s Ja’han Jones explained the “the fabricated controversy that followed Monday night’s NCAA Tournament women’s basketball game between Louisiana State University and Iowa University. After conservative social...