Obama Weighs In on Athlete’s National Anthem Protest

U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday that he does not doubt the sincerity of a professional athlete who has been refusing to stand for the playing of the country's national anthem to protest racial injustice in the United States, but that it is a "tough thing" for people in the military or law enforcement to accept. Obama said that San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was "exercising his constitutional right to make a statement" as he stayed seated...

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