President Obama's take on the Colin Kaepernick anthem controversy

"We fight sometimes so that people can do things that we disagree with."
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While he stressed the importance of trying to understand both sides regarding Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest, President Barack Obama also noted at a Presidential Town Hall that the freedom and democracy that defines America is what allows the 49ers player to express himself.

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