Trump's Attacks on Black Athletes Is Quite Transparent

For the president, who may or may not even know the words to the song, the anthem is only a useful weapon in his broader campaign of silencing black athletes, black sports figures and black people who would dare challenge him. At bottom, it has nothing to do with who is and isn’t kneeling for the anthem. It’s about who is and isn’t kneeling to him.

[HuffPo: Donald Trump’s Fight With NFL Players Has Never Been About The National Anthem]