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Thousands of miles away from the united states here at london's wembley stadium, where the baltimore ravens were taking on the jacksonville jaguars. a number of the players on both sides of the field actually did kneel down during the national anthem while some of the other officials and owners were arm and arm, standing in solidarity as well. the owner of the jacksonville jaguars said it was a privilege to stand on the sidelines with the team today for the national anthem. and he called president trump's recent statements that some players should be suspended or fired as divisive and contenti...

Anthem. >> earlier players had said they were calling attention to racial and social injustice. but on sunday, many more players and even some owners joined together, kneeling or locking arms in solidarity at every single game sunday. even so, donald trump still thinks these players should lose their jobs. >> the nfl has to work out their own problems. their numbers are way down. and i think this is a big reason why their numbers are way down. i'm just telling you from my standpoint, i think it's very disrespectful to our country. >> let's bring in christine brennan, cnn sports analyst and a s...

By the president comes at a very interesting time where the white house is dealing with a lot of issues. not only on the legislative front with another attempted repeal and replacement of obamacare and a tax reform roll-out set for later this week, but also escalating tensions with north korea. at one point over the weekend, the president tweeting out that north korean leadership may not be around much longer. so it's certainly curious that the president would pick this time to focus on this issue in this way. boris sanchez, cnn at the white house. . >> joining me now to talk more about u.s. p...

Ask your doctor if switching to eliquis is right for you. allergytry new xyzal®.ou have symptoms like these for relief is as effective at hour 24 as hour one. so be wise all take new xyzal®. welcome back to "newsroom." now back to one of our top stories. american football players reacted sunday to the president of the united states, his criticism of athletes who protest during the national anthem. many players, many of the coaches, and owners kneeled or linked arms together at the beginning of their games. >> mr. trump has called for players who take a knee during the anthem to be fired. a...

Him. listen to more of what he had to say. >> i think that the flag has to be respected. our country has to be respected. there is plenty of room to do other things. but our country has to be respected. and i've always felt very strongly about that. and by the way most people agree with me. >> one more interesting note of the gaggles that the president had with the press on sunday. he said that race has nothing to do with the issue of players kneeling during the arm anthem. this is purely about people respecting the flag, people respecting their country. if you go back to august of last year w...