fact that these players are saying they respect this nation. they are loyal. they're patriots. but at the same time they want to bring attention to injustices to include issues of police-involved shootings that have been happening. we listened to spike lee a little while ago. he was ahead of his time and do the right thing. i mean, this has been going on really this policing issue with blacks in this country has been going on since slavery. and we're in 2017 now. and this take taking a knee has at least put a spotlight on the issue. >> listen, if you listen to the town hall before this, the conversations and peoples' opinion, the way they feel about it, much more nuanced than the president. even the nfl and the players have nuanced perspectives. the president is very one-sided. it's this way, my way or the highway and if you don't see it this way, then you're wrong. how does the president's base react when they hear these