San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refusing to stand for the National Anthem might have won over some support from Black Lives Matter activists like DeRay McKesson, but what does Obama think? Josh Earnest was asked about it today, and he tried to punt:
.@jparkABC asking @PressSec about White House reaction to Colin Kaepernick sitting out National Anthem
— Karen Travers (@karentravers) August 29, 2016
.@PressSec says Pres Obama likely aware of Colin Kaepernick's anthem protest.
— Karen Travers (@karentravers) August 29, 2016
WH doesn't share @Kaepernick7 views, but defends his right to express them by not standing for national anthem at NFL game, says @PressSec.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2016
.@PressSec on #Kaepernick protest: "We surely all acknowledge and even defend his right to express those views…"https://t.co/TLWQDccNnm
— CSPAN (@cspan) August 29, 2016
Interesting WH @PressSec response to #Kaepernick-"Even as objectionable as we find his perspective, he’s certainly entitled to express them"
— Karen Travers (@karentravers) August 29, 2016
For some, Kaepernick’s perspective doesn’t sound like one the Obama White House would consider very “objectionable”:
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https://twitter.com/EOSredux2/status/770338279594098688
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— Vicki ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@vibow54) August 29, 2016
fresh from the office of having your cake and eat it too…..
— Stiles Bitchley ✫✫ (@WeWhoDieSaluteU) August 29, 2016
1. How do WH (Obama's) views differ from Kaepernick's? 2. Right to express is being challenged where? https://t.co/BOJDjDDz7I
— War and Peace (@cynthharrington) August 29, 2016
Then again, consider the source:
https://twitter.com/glenn_carswell/status/770338213261115392
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