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Donald Trump Says NFL Should Have Suspended Colin Kaepernick for Not Standing

President Donald Trump once again gave his opinion on NFL policy Wednesday, saying the league should have suspended Colin Kaepernick when he stopped standing for the national anthem in 2016.

"The NFL should have suspended him for one game and he would have never done it again," Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity. "They could have then suspended him for two games and they could have suspended him again if he did it a third time, for the season, and you would never have had a problem."

Trump's comments fall in line with his "suspend or fire" mantra he's trotted out in discussing protests during the anthem, which have grown more prevalent during his presidency.