Sarah Sanders Whitesplains NFL Culture War To Black Reporter: 'It's Pretty Black And White'

As usual, she wrongly framed the NFL players' actions as "the country coming together to support the flag, support the national anthem."

These protests have nothing to do with the flag or the national anthem. That's just the poll-tested framing used to make sure it's a handy wedge issue to drive his approval ratings up a couple of points because Mom, apple pie, and the flag, after all.

Ryan explained, "To the NFL players, it's not about not having pride, they are saying they are patriots, they love this country. But they are challenging the system. and they are looking at history like the challenge of the system when it came to women's rights issues as well as civil rights."

"What does the presidents say when you look at history and see how people love this country but want to challenge the system to make it better?