Protest and the 1st Amendment
The "Take a Knee" protest was started in 2106 by Colin Kaepernick as a statement against police violence against minorities. He originally sat during the pre-game National Anthem but, at the suggestion of Green Beret Nate Boyer, changed to kneeling on one knee to continue the protest while still showing respect for the Anthem and the flag. Here is Kaepernick's statement about his protest: I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football, and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder. In September, 2017, at a rally to promote his ill-fated choice in an Alabama special primary , Donald Trump, while ignoring a horrific humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico but then eventually tweeting something about "massive debt" that "must be dealt with", said,