he said peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy, even if i don t always agree, i recognize the right of people to express their views. now, that s presidential language. why did he tweet that on january 22nd? it was because of the women s march the day before. he was trying to say that he heard the women and men that were marching, he respected their rights to protest. this weekend he s done the opposite. he has said he does not respect the colin kaepernicks and the michael bennetts of the world if they choose to protest. it s telling how different his tone was nine months later. what has changed? the president says it s a lack of respect that players, demonstrated by colin kaepernick and anyone else who follows, and presumably now what he s seeing today is a show of lack of respect for the national anthem for this country. but it s not just the nfl, gentlemen. it is also the nba. right. also, you know, while the president had his remarks in alabama, particularly about