Trump Rips NFL Streaming Costs: ‘Could Be Killing the Golden Goose’
U.S. President Donald Trump once again hit out against the NFL.
As the U. S. Department of Justice investigates whether the NFL uses anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers, President Donald Trump said he is not happy with how much it is costing fans to watch the league as the sports media landscape shifts toward streaming.
“It’s tough,” Trump said during an interview on Full Measure that aired Sunday. “You got people that love football. They’re great people.
They don’t make enough money to go and pay this. It’s tough. And they could be killing the golden goose.
” The DOJ opened an investigation into the NFL last month, but Trump won’t guarantee that the government will take any definitive action against the league. “I don’t know, but I don’t like it,” Trump said of any next steps. “They’re making a lot of money.