News Exercise #206

1. What have critics of Pence’s motives said about it?
2. How did the reporter describe the reason for player kneeling?
3. What is the name given to this specific demonstration? (The reporter mentioned it at the end)

Answers:
1. What have critics of Pence’s motives said about it?
They say that Pence only attended the game to “make a production of leaving”, meaning he knew the media would show it and so that was his only purpose.
2. How did the reporter describe the reason for player kneeling?
It has become a form of protest against racial injustice.
3. What is the name given to this specific demonstration? (The reporter mentioned it at the end)
It is called “taking a knee”.