in the briefing room tomorrow, does the white house want to continue down this road, considering the optics of the president going after african-american sports figures? >> i don't think many people in the white house do. they're focused on these next few days, which are going to be very, very critical, as melanie pointed out. i mean we have a special election coming up in alabama. special election primary on tuesday, where the president has a candidate he's backed. there's really, really high stakes in that race. they're racing against the clock on health care. they're trying to roll out a tax reform bill. and so i think a lot of people are scratching their heads and saying why is the president doing this right now? but, you know, i agree with melanie. i remember on the campaign trail the president talking about colin kaepernick, talking about the nfl. this is not a new subject. this is not something that he just brought up, you know, has never talked about before and brought up out of the blue. this is something he's brought up before and now he is putting himself opposite the most powerful sports league in the country. not just the athletes that he's taking on, but the actual league itself, the owners, the commissioner, so this is a