How Donald Trump and Barack Obama Responded to NFL Kneeling

Obama: You may 'disagree' with Colin Kaepernick, but he has right ...

In a town hall meeting televised by CNN on Wednesday, President Obama was asked by a serviceman about NFL players who have been staging ...

'Our country has far bigger problems' Trump said of a president ...

In 2013, then-businessman Trump made a different statement about President Barack Obama's involvement in another NFL controversy.

President Trump blasts NFL players who kneel during anthem - KOLO

He's also bemoaning ...

NFL Stands Up for Those Who Take the Knee - Non Profit News

The framing of the debate around NFL players who kneel during the national anthem is nearly as confused and controversial as the act itself.

Stand for Something by Taking A Knee - Silicon Valley De-Bug

This NFL Sunday, NFL players, coaches and organizations have responded to President Donald Trump's comments on Friday night, referring to ...

Donald Trump Is Using the NFL to Exploit Patriotism | Teen Vogue

During a football game in August of 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem to protest police brutality.

Trump: NFL players who kneel 'shouldn't be in the country' - YouTube

President Trump discusses the NFL's controversial new policy that will require players on the field to "stand and show respect for the flag ...

Quarterback Colin Kaepernick sits during national anthem | HISTORY

At an NFL preseason game on August 26, 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick remains seated as other players stand to ...

How President Obama empowered NFL players - Sports Illustrated

President Obama inspired a new wave of athlete activism. Under our 44th president, NFL athletes uncovered the undeniable power of their own pulpits.

Trump: protesting athletes 'maybe shouldn't be in the country'

San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid (35) and quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game ...

A Timeline of Colin Kaepernick vs. the N.F.L. - The New York Times

Key moments in Kaepernick's protests during the national anthem and the league's response.

'They Realize the Bully Is Just Kind of an Empty Suit' - POLITICO

The president has turned a decadeslong grudge against the NFL into a centerpiece of his campaign's culture war strategy.

Donald Trump's culture wars take over American sports | CNN Politics

The biggest question in the NFL this year isn't who will win Super Bowl 52.

Why Donald Trump wants fans to boycott the NFL - The Economist

The president started harrumphing against players in the National Football League (NFL) who protest against police brutality and racial discrimination.

Colin Kaepernick has won: he wanted a conversation and Trump ...

The quarterback wanted kneeling in protest for the anthem to start a national talk about race and justice. Thanks to the president's blast of rage, we have one.

Amid Trump's NFL war, photos of Martin Luther King Jr. 'taking a ...

... that kneeling had long been used as a form of nonviolent protest. Eric Holder, who was attorney general under President Barack Obama, noted in a message ...

Falcons explain why they knelt during national anthem

It was a simple decision to kneel during the national anthem Sunday after President Donald Trump referred to any NFL player who has protested racial and social ...

Free Speech And The Politics Of Football | Freak Out and Carry On

Ron Suskind and Heather Cox Richardson respond to President Donald Trump's attacks on football players who kneel during the national anthem.

Trump: Fire NFL players who kneel during national anthem

At a political rally for Sen. Luther Strange (R-Ala.), President Trump called on NFL owners to fire players who kneel during the national ...

Taking the star-spangled knee: the media framing of Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, opted to kneel during the American National Anthem throughout the 2016 NFL season as a symbolic ...