Colin Kaepernick (Facebook)
While campaigning for Alabama Senate runoff candidate, President Donald Trump reportedly went on a tangent in which he referred to former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick as a "son of a b*tch."
"'Wouldn't you like to see one of our NFL owners, when somebody disrespects the flag, say, 'Get that son of a b*tch off the field,'" Trump reportedly said at the rally. Kaepernick is not currently employed by any NFL football teams, as he was not drafted after his controversial bended-knee protests during the National Anthem last year.
Pres. Trump discusses kneeling during national anthem at football game: "That's a total disrespect of our heritage" https://t.co/PYcZWSvN5I
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 23, 2017
Immediately, Twitter took Trump to task over his language and behavior.
"When was the last time a sitting President said 'son of a b*tch' on purpose at a rally?" activist-journalist Shaun King tweeted. "Has that ever happened?"
"Trump used harsher language to describe Kaepernick than he used for the Neo-Nazi who killed Heather Heyer," another user tweeted in response.
Read more of the shocked and angry reactions below.
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