goes into effect is a problem. last point, and that s this we know the president s been very involved in it. normally the constitution protects us from the government, not private entities. to the extent that the president has reached into the nfl, made it such a broad issue, we could see a challenge based upon grounds of first amendment. again, first amendment not applicable to private employers, but to the extent that the government and the president has been so involved here, who knows whether the courts by implication apply it to this case. many problems with the imposition of the policy. interesting. joey jackson, your perspective is always appreciated. thank you, sir. thank you. next hour, former nfl player dontee stallworth is joining us for more reaction to the anthem policy. stay with us for that. the president of the university of southern california will step down after a doctor was accused of sexually abusing female students on campus. an internal investigation fo
plain language. that s what americans love. that s why he was voted in. south korea and china want this deal to happen. for us to say okay, well, he was say the left was saying when he called korean leader rocket man he wasn t. they were wrong. the left is wrong and proven wrong time and time again. they are going to be wrong when he makes this happen. [laughter] whatever. abby: it is early but doesn t mean we can t be fired on about this. good debate. coming up on the show, many fans love the new anthem policy but black lives matter calls it, quote: disheartening and comparing the league to slavery. is that going too far. is vladimir putin ready to ride off into the sun set? what he just revealed about his political future, something you don t want to miss. that s coming up on the show as well. stick with us.
there are 1500, 1500 children that cannot be accounted for by the department of homeland security that many have been put in homes, where there s been sexual abuse, starvation or forced labor. that s unacceptable. but then when you have a president who calls immigrants people, animals or yesterday says of children, they re not innocent, these are the results. okay, that is a sobering statement right there. peter emerson, glad you got through with us on the phone, noelle nikpour good to see you too. coming up next the anthem policy in the nfl and how it affects race relations and what might be called the casting couch defense, harvey weinstein case. will it fly in a court of law?
and then they think that 45 say it s november or october, midterm elections are coming and 45 is in a red state and he s free wheeling from the podium as he always does and he says those s.o.b.s staying in the locker room, lock the door. call them an animal or what have you. now what does he expect the players to do and what are the owners going to do then? tell me about the president playing to the owner s fear of embracing these issues? the nba doesn t have these issues. they certainly seem we ve led with coach kerr basically calling this idiotic, an idiotic policy. i can agree with that. the nba, they haven t mandated that their personnel and their players stand, but i believe they treat their players as partners in this where the owners treating the former players as commodities or employees and they re not listening to. they had an opportunity to come in and have a sensible anthem policy if they would have included the players because,
but big dreams for a better future. now john has a chance to make history. a champion of the underdog, john took on wells fargo when it ripped off working families. and against the odds, he helped saved california from financial disaster during the great recession. .leaving more to invest in progressive priorities like education, healthcare and affordable housing. john chiang. the proven, progressive leader we need for california s future. today the nfl announced a new anthem policy that essentially bans kneeling in protest on the field. espn writing, quote, nfl owners have unanimously approved a new national anthem policy that requires players to stand if they are on the field during the performance, but gives them the option to remain in the locker room if they prefer. that decision follows months of menacing tweets and public