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Footballer colin kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem ahead of a game. at the time, he was playing for the san francisco a9ers. here he is in 2016. the message is that we have a lot of issues in this country that we need to deal with. we have a lot of people that are oppressed. that aren't treated equally, aren't given equal opportunities. you know, police brutality is a huge thing that needs to be addressed. it was controversial. kaepernick left the a9ers — and in 2018, the nfl announced players not standing for the national anthem would be fined. but then injune 2020, they cha...

That son of a [ bleep ] off the field right now, he's fired. he's fired! >> he had started something that the president saw as an opportunity for twisting the knife in some of our sort of cultural boo boos. one of those is around the issue they were trying to raise awareness for. that was criminal justice reform, social injustice. what kaepernick was doing was almost epitomized peaceful protests and the right to do so. >> the message is that we have a lot of issues in this country that we need to deal with. we have a lot of people that are oppressed. we have a lot of people that aren't treated...

Colin kaepernick wasn't playing for the nfl anymore. >> wouldn't you love to see one of the nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag to say get that son of a [ bleep ] off the field right now, he's fired. he's fired! >> he had started something that the president saw as an opportunity for twisting the knife in some of our sort of cultural boo boos. one of those is around the issue they were trying to raise awareness for. that was criminal justice reform, social injustice. what kaepernick was doing was almost epitomized peaceful protests and the right to do so. >> the message is that we ha...

Donald trump was attacking the nfl week after week after week, colin kaepernick wasn't playing for the nfl anymore. >> he had started something that the president saw as an opportunity for twisting the knife in some of our sort of cultural boo boos. one of those is around the issue they were trying to raise awareness for. that was criminal justice reform, social injustice. what kaepernick was doing was almost epitomized peaceful protests and the right to do so. >> the message is that we have a lot of issues in this country that we need to deal with. we have a lot of people that are oppressed. ...

Opportunity for twisting the knife in some of our sort of cultural boo-boos. one of those ouchies is around the issue they were trying to raise awareness for. that was criminal justice reform, social injustice. what kaepernick was doing was -- almost epitomized peaceful protests and the right to do so. >> the message is that we have a lot of issues in this country that we need to deal with. we have a lot of people that are oppressed. we have a lot of people that aren't treated equally, aren't given equal opportunities. >> i think what makes the kaepernick story endure is that, ultimately, the ...