Trump continues NFL tirade at ritzy Manhattan fundraiser

Republican donors forked out a pretty penny Tuesday night to listen to President Trump’s tireless National Football League tirade at a posh Manhattan fundraiser, according to a report.

Trump raged at NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for failing to squash former quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s defiant protest to a crowd of about 150 people at Midtown’s cash-strapped Le Cirque, Politico reported.

“All Goodell had to do was say there’s rules and you can’t do it, suspend him for a couple games, you would never had had this,” an attendee quoted Trump as saying during the 40-minute chat.

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“Now you have this whole thing going and it’s very dangerous thing ‘cause we can not let anyone disrespect our country like that,” the President added.

The dinner set donors back anywhere from $35,000 per couple — just to attend — to a whopping $250,000 per couple to attend a roundtable talk with the commander-in-chief, according to a Republican National Committee spokeswoman.

The RNC official estimates Trump raked in at least $5 million for Trump Victory, a joint fund between his campaign and the party.

Hotelier Steve Wynn and supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis were among the guests. Trump’s sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, also attended their father’s event, according to Politico.

The restaurant that hosted Trump and a who's who of real estate has remained open for business despite filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March. Trump's own companies have filed for the same bankruptcy protections six times since 1990.

The dinner capped Trump’s fourth day ranting about Goodell and the San Francisco athlete dropping to one knee during the “Star Spangled Banner” during a 2016 game. He did not cite Kaepernick by name during the Alabama rally on Friday.

Trump’s refusal to drop the feud has sparked professional football players to take the knee — to spite the President.

After wrapping up the dinner, Trump left Manhattan to return to the White House — where he would then learn the U.S. Senate candidate he endorsed had lost in an Alabama runoff race to Roy Moore.

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