President Barack Obama said San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has the constitutional right to protest by refusing to stand during the national anthem.
Speaking at the G20 Summit news conference in Hangzou, China, on Monday, Obama credited Kaepernick's protest against the treatment of African-Americans and other minorities in the United States for generating "more conversation about some of the topics that need to be talked about."
Obama also said he doesn't doubt the sincerity of Kaepernick's protest even though he understands his refusal to stand during the anthem might be an action people find difficult to accept.