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White House tells NFL to 'get a handle on' domestic violence problems
As the NFL's image crisis continues to spiral and the league itself remains silent, the White House has now stepped into the fray.
The White House is in the midst of rolling out a campaign entitled "It's On Us" designed to promote awareness of sexual assault on college campuses, and has long pursued similiar initiatives of acceptance and tolerance. As such, the White House is taking a particular interest in the way the NFL has cratered over the last two weeks, and a senior administration official has caled the situation "really deeply troubling."
"The NFL has an obligation not only to their fans but to the American people to properly discipline anyone involved in domestic violence or child abuse and more broadly, gain control of the situation," the official said, according to CBS News.
"Many of these professional athletes are marketed as role models to young people and so their behavior does have the potential to influence these young people, and it's one of the many reasons it's important that the league get a handle on this and have a zero tolerance." Insert your preferred "So the White House can criticize the NFL but can't [political scandal du jour]" joke here.
The NFL, meanwhile, remains silent.
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