Robert Kraft Apparently Ripped Donald Trump in Leaked Audio Obtained by TMZ

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, long thought to be an ardent support of Donald Trump, scathingly criticized the president after his controversial remarks about the NFL national anthem protests.

In audio obtained by TMZ, Kraft slammed Trump as "divisive and horrible" after he tweeted that the NFL should part ways with any "son of a b****" that took a knee.

"The problem we have is, we have a President that will use that as fodder to do his mission that I don’t feel is in the best interest of the matter," Kraft said. "It's divisive and it's horrible. And, it’s actually the opposite of what you all are trying to do."

So a billionaire owner who was a frequent defender of the President lashed out and called him horrible. I wonder how the "stick to sports" crowd will react to this one.

Kraft also claimed that about 40 percent of the country will side with Trump no matter what and shoot down any potential plan to find a middle ground as it pertains to the protest.

While the common refrain was that all 32 NFL owners were against kneeling, it seems like at least one was trying to at the very least strike up a compromise, despite the wishes and intentions of the president.