President Trump takes on NFL players and other athletes who choose to protest the National Anthem.  We talk to Jerry Brewer of the Washington Post who says this weekend's protests and the president's involvement are historic.  UCLA professor Darnell Hunt talks about the long history of political protests, dating back to the 1968 Olympics.  All this brouhaha over the National Anthem--do you know why it's played before sporting events kick off?  

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