players which kneeled yesterday, which is a small percentage of total. these are fans that demand respect for our flag. the issue of kneeling has 234 nothing to do with race. nfl must respect this. #stand for our anthem. many are not buying the it's not about race line. >> an african-american, someone in the nfl, one of those son of pitches, at the same time i said it is bigger than me. >> as with many of the president's manufactured crises, the impetus for at least some of it may have been come from a slight for this man. >> i think beneath leader of our country to go that route. that's not what leaders do. >> let's get to all of this with kevin blackstone and robert costa, reporter with "the washington post." i saw the two of you talk about this on npr, it was riveting.