Marie Tillman, the widow of NFL player-turned-Army Ranger Pat Tillman, spoke out on Monday to criticize President Donald Trump for using her late husband’s image in a recent tweet to bolster his case against NFL players who protest during the national anthem before games.
“It is my hope that his memory should always remind people that we must come together. Pat’s service, along with that of every man and woman’s service, should never be politicized in a way that divides us,” Marie Tillman said in a statement to CNN released Monday night.
The statement came in response to the president’s retweet of a pro-Trump account’s statement using her husband’s name and face.