On Friday night, President Donald Trump attacked the NFL, using explicit language to make a thinly-veiled reference toward former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, whose peaceful protest by way of kneeling during the national anthem continues to stir conversation worldwide over a year after it began.
Trump, who spoke at a political rally in Alabama, said that NFL owners should fire players who protest the anthem (it should be noted that Kaepernick and players who have followed his lead are not actually protesting the anthem itself, but racial injustice in America).
“Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, you'd say, 'Get that son of a b---- off the field right now.