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Colin Kaepernick mourned Harry Belafonte's death on Tuesday ... thanking the singer for his "mentorship, guidance, and lifetime of activism."

Continue? >> let me finish. again, a lot of these men were not kneeling. they were praying. a lot of these men had their backs against the wall. they don't want to be there in that scenario. jesse: if you say they are praying and everybody else says they are kneeling, no one knows what they are protesting or what they are doing. and that's on them for being unclear. >> they aren't being unclear. >> i didn't know they were praying. >> i am telling you they were. i talked to them. and i respect your show because you have a sound mind and a balanced mind. you go to places where i haven't seen a l...

>> let me finish. again, a lot of these men were not kneeling. they were praying. a lot of these men had their backs against the wall. they don't want to be there in that scenario. jesse: if you say they are praying and everybody else says they are kneeling, no one knows what they are protesting or what they are doing. and that's on them for being unclear. >> they aren't being unclear. >> i didn't know they were praying. >> i am telling you they were. i talked to them. and i respect your show because you have a sound mind and a balanced mind. you go to places where i haven't seen a lot of pool...

Political than based on reality. jesse: jack brewer and i were talking about kneeling. he said a lot of the players were kneeling in prayer. does that change at all your opinion about their motivations with regards to the kneeling? >> i'll tell you, i was listening to that interview and i was very confused. before a game the university of tennessee to this dave a minister who offered a prayer. but when it's time for the national anthem everyone is standing and they are at attention. if you are a veteran you are authorized to salute. what was so upsetting for me when i looked at the game played...

League who basically stood up against the president after he called them sons of pitches. jesse: is that why the players were kneeling? >> i talked to several players. i'm telling you what their intentions were. when you look at these players, most of which aren't even kneeling, they are praying. this was a contentious situation. and remember these men are from neighborhoods where they are representing communities and people. so we are now as a nation telling them what they are standing for. and i don't think that's right. jesse: everybody knows you stand for the anthem to pay respect for the ...