Posted on 10/02/2018 10:21:32 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he thinks Kanye West’s plan to bring Colin Kaepernick to the White House to meet with President Trump would be a “great thing” amid the chasm between the president and the former NFL player on national anthem protests.
“Anything to bring the country together. I want to watch football without feeling guilty about it,” Graham told TMZ on Monday when asked about the pro-Trump rapper's suggestion.
“I believe in speaking your mind and having your say. Respect the flag,” he continued. "I want to work on sentencing reform, prison reform. A lot of people in jail for a long period of time. African-American males, Hispanic males, particularly. Three strikes and you're out has been pretty hard.”
Kaepernick was the first NFL player to protest racial inequality and police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem before games.
“So, might be something we can all work on that would bring us together,” Graham said.
His remarks come a day after West told “TMZ Live’s” Harvey Levin in an interview that he has “been calling Colin” to make a meeting happen with Trump.
The former San Francisco 49er and other football players who kneel in protest during "The Star-Spangled Banner" are a frequent subject of criticism for Trump and his supporters. Last year, Trump said team owners should "get that son of a bitch off the field" when they see kneeling players, calling for the protesters to be fired.
The NFL sought to end the controversy over national anthem protests by imposing a policy earlier this year that would prevent players from kneeling during it, but the policy was later placed on hold after drawing a wave of complaints from players and fans.
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Hey Laz, what did I tell ya?
Association Football ( AKA Soccer) is more fun to watch, no commercials,two hours, no time outs, no disrespectful kneeling. Actually a ball played with the foot! What a concept!
Why don’t we have soccer fans try to hijack every thread that even mentions football here at FR
What a concept!
Only if Kap is going to apologize to America.
Why? Colin K. is a hateful thug. Let him enjoy his Nike dollars. President Trump has a much bigger and more important job to do than helping a 2-14 loser to sell shoes.
Low Expectation Lindsey
There he is...
You knew it was coming!
Yeah, that would be a big waste of time. He isn’t a politician or even an active athlete anymore... He is just another citizen with an opinion that the news media likes.
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