On Monday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders fielded brutal questions following President Donald Trump's weekend of trashing athletes for protesting by kneeling during the National Anthem.
Journalists took Sanders to task, asking her questions that were even tougher than usual, and ranged from queries about Trump's stance on the Bill of Rights to whether he's inciting a race war.
Check out the five best moments from the September 25 White House press briefing below.
"Does the president have a problem with the First Amendment?"
Q: Does [Trump] have problem with 1st amendment?
Sanders: "Not at all. [He] is simply stating that pride in our country is a good thing." pic.twitter.com/DWkeYYSoKA
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 25, 2017
"When [Trump] tweets something, it does take away from his legislative agenda. Would you not agree?"
Q: Do tweets take away from POTUS' legislative agenda?
Sanders: "It's important for a president to show patriotism" https://t.co/KNk6JSEfVL pic.twitter.com/KEe2L0nlfs
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 25, 2017
"Does the president believe there are "very fine people" who kneeled yesterday watching those games, or are they all SOBs?"
-Does the president believe there were "very fine people" who kneeled...or are they all SOBs?
Sarah: You're trying to conflate things pic.twitter.com/FrTRVy23vY
— David Mack (@davidmackau) September 25, 2017
"Is [Trump] trying to wage something of a culture war?"
Q: "Is [Trump] trying to wage something of a culture war?"
Sanders: "Not at all. The president's not talking about race." pic.twitter.com/7b8NHlxOxd
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 25, 2017
Why does Trump take white supremacists "at their word" when they claim their protests are about "heritage not hate," but not athletes who take a knee to protest police brutality?
If protests concern police brutality, Sanders says: "They should probably protest the officers on the field... instead of the American flag" pic.twitter.com/RPpueOyVNx
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 25, 2017
