national anthem." the president jumped in: "i asked @vp pence to leave stadium if any players kneeled, disrespecting our country. i am proud of him and @secondlady karen." critics are suggesting it was a stunt. here is eric read of the 49ers 49ers. >> this looks like a p.r. stunt to me. he knew our team, most players protest. he knew we were probably going to do it again. >> jesse: it should be noted the vice president was scheduled to be at the game for the statue unveiling of peyton manning. >> greg: take the statue down! >> jesse: what are we going to do? >> greg: the idea that you are concluding that it's a stunt does not make you intelligent. he knew this was going to happen. it's a stunt. so what? the media uses every crisis as a stunt. if one side can post's, if the