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Injustices, he was speaking out on -- he said because of social injustices that he wanted the nation to be paying attention to. so what was that show today? is it a response to one or the other or both? >> both. i think it was a response to what trump said to the players, and now the players have been wanting to do something. he actually just ignited something thats going to take on. once you target the nfl players, they have a large audience, they can put words out about whats going on. a lot o...

Day, these athletes have the right. hes stepped into an arena where its going to be a huge arena where a lot of athletes on high level can speak their mind. thats going to be my opinion. i hope to see a lot of these stars stepping up and taking that charge and supporting what kaepernick is really talking about, our community, the unjustice in our community. nothing with the nfl. its just a player who took a knee to support that. >> the question is, whats next? whats after this moment of solidari...

Flag, we must honor and respect it, make america great again. so dave, the flip side to that is, im interpreting what the president saying is, you silence people as theyre trying to express their opinion, and many of these players, owners, staffers, are saying, we wont be silenced and so we stand in solidarity. what do you say? >> yes, respectfully, i have to disagree with my republican friend, john over there. the reality is several of these nfl owners have spent over $1 million propping up and...

More clarity on that tweet, fred. certainly another nebulous tweet, right, from the president that makes it unclear whether or not he believes that those players that were locked in arms were perhaps protesting in a more acceptable way or if he realizes that they were doing so in solidarity with those that were kneeling down, as weve heard an overwhelming show of support from players, owners, and coaches, saying that the presidents remarks on friday night in alabama were at the very least disapp...

Strong message coming from the players while the national anthem is being played there. so in your view, you have nfl team owners with very strong statements supporting their players who protest peacefully, you have locked arms, kneeling, hands on shoulders, et cetera, today, do you believe this now creates an opening for a colin kaepernick getting back on to a team or being resigned with the team? >> i dont know if it has any bearing on what happens with colin. sadly, in my opinion, in my view,...

James have garnered a lot more likes than president trumps. world famous stars are distancing themselves from the president. weve seen lebron, watching the games at home this afternoon, posting on instagram saying, united we stand, i salute all these nfl players, theyre locking their arms in solidarity. it is a sports worldwide message right now to the president. >> its big. sports, culture. i mean, you know, its part of the tapestry of this nation. brian, andy, hold tight for a moment, i want t...

Will be joining me at the white house for ceremony, great team. the president obviously differentiating between the pittsburgh penguins and the golden state warriors which opted or at least voiced hesitation about coming to a secretary here at the white house. the president catching a lot of heat for his stance on not only players kneeling but for this invitation of the golden state warriors from nba and nfl players as well as several owners who have said the presidents comments are inappropriat...

The other big story were following, the nfl hits back at president donald trump. nine nfl games kicking off this afternoon, 1:00 eastern hour, with a powerful show of solidarity and defiance across the league during the american national anthem. players, coaches, staff, kneeling, hands on shoulder, locked arms, all of that, a seemingly direct response to president trumps blistering condemnation of players who refused to stand during the anthem. in chicago, all but one of the pittsburgh steelers ...

Nfl team owners to fire athletes who kneel during the national anthem. lets talk about all of this. weve had some very, you know, emotion, passion-filled conversations for an hour and a half. lets continue it with a former nfl player who played ten seasons in the national football league. dante, you used to play with the patriots and you saw the team there standing in solidarity. what are your thoughts about this show today? >> not only with the new england patriots but throughout the whole nfl ...

Deflect away from -- >> im not deflecting. im saying the nfl is a messed up organization. >> were talking about peaceful protest. go ahead. >> were talking about peaceful protest. were not talking about domestic violence. you can come on cnn, i was on a few years ago when we talked about ray rice. i didnt see you here on that panel. so im wondering where you were. today is not the day to deflect from that. secondarily, its interesting to me that when we have conversations about athletes, particu...