Al Michaels divides NFL fans with Trump jab during 'Thursday Night Football': 'Read the news'

Al Michaels divides NFL fans with Trump jab during ‘Thursday Night Football’: ‘Read the news’


Some people in the public eye simply can’t help themselves.

Such is the case with veteran NFL play-by-play commentator Al Michaels, who took a moment to mock the president on Thursday night.

‘We think it is still called Lake Erie.’

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Michaels was commentating for the Cleveland Browns vs. New England Patriots game on “Thursday Night Football,” a preseason broadcast for Amazon Prime, when he made a brief comment that ruffled some feathers.

Less than four minutes into the game, the broadcast was showing off the Cleveland skyline before a kickoff when Michaels commented on President Trump’s recent name change of Lake Ontario to Lake America.

“That is Lake Erie. We think it is still called Lake Erie,” Michaels remarked.

“We’re not quite sure at this point. But we’ll be by

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