I disagree. 
" San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has willingly immersed himself into controversy by refusing to stand for the playing of the national anthem in protest of what he deems are wrongdoings against African Americans and minorities in the United States." -->http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000691077/article/colin-kaepernick-explains-why-he-sat-during-national-anthem
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Taking a knee or sit during the National Anthem by Colin Kaepernick was a protest.  And Trump's subsequent act is a counter protest against such a protest during the National Anthem.