san francisco 49ers and the indianapolis colts. it began when the 49ers took the field. the former indiana governor was in his home state for a ceremony to honor former colts quarterback peyton manning, but he abruptly left the stadium after several 49ers players took a knee during the national anthem to protest bias against african-americans in the criminal justice system. now, pence quickly tweeted afterwards, i left today s colts game because #potus and i will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our flag, or our national anthem. and a short time later, president trump tweeted out, saying i asked vice president mike pence to leave stadium if any players kneeled, disrespecting our country. i am proud of him and second lady karen. now, pence flew in from las vegas to appear at the game for just a few minutes and then immediately left for california for a trip that includes three fund-raisers and an event on tax reform. reporters traveling with the vice president, t