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Now, the Business of Sports Podcast, I saw an article in USA Today about the Trump effect, or lack

thereof, on NFL ratings last year, everything going on with him saying negative things about NFL players, about NFL owners, all they clapped back last year. Everything going on with him saying negative things about NFL players, about

NFL owners. All they clapped back last year, at least short term when they were joining

arms. The owners were with NFL players. All the effect, is there a Trump effect? Are the

ratings different in Trump country or Clinton country or neither country? He looks at all that

Matt Wynn does and explains it on the Business of Sport podcast.

Coming up now, Matt Wynn from USA Today.

Matt, welcome and thanks for being with me.

And what an interesting and investigative piece you wrote this morning.

Well, thank you.

And really, thank you for having us.

Sort of give you a blank canvas to sort of talk about what did you want to find out

with the research that you did about President Trump's attack on NFL players and whether

it affected popularity prosperity ratings.

And what was the impetus to do this?

And what did you find out?

Yeah, well, you know, it's an interesting question.

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