The president may not understand that kneeling during the national anthem as a means of protesting police brutality and systemic racism is not disrespecting the flag, country or military, but San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler does.
After kneeling alongside first base coach Antoan Richardson and outfielders Jaylin Davis, Mike Yastrzemski and Austin Slater, among others, prior to Monday's exhibition against the Oakland Athletics, Kapler addressed the notion that it was disrespectful and may turn some, like Donald Trump, away from watching games, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today:
"My response is I don't see it as disrespect at all.