Again Kiszla misses the point to attack Trump and make a political point.  This is not the time or the place. It is a game, they are employees protesting on their employers time.  Yes, Trump should have stayed out of it.  Why can't we just have a football game?  I support the players right to protest, to do something positive, to make a difference but they should do it on their own time.  Besides, it is counterproductive.  It only alienates most of the fans, drops the popularity and, therefore, revenue of the sport which will hurt their own paychecks in the long run.  It is nothing more than well intentioned stupidity (by players and Trump). As to "A real leader tackles a problem head-on, face-to-face, seeking compromise that at least partially serves the end goal of both combative parties." that is one of those statement which sound superficially good but is really nonsense.  A real leader does what is right regardless of what the political outcome is.