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Jerry Demings: We spend more time talking about whether Colin Kaepernick is standing for the National Anthem, but we don't want to talk…

On the recordSeptember 20, 2016
We spend more time talking about whether Colin Kaepernick is standing for the National Anthem, but we don't want to talk about why he is kneeling.
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Jerry Demings
Florida

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Demings criticizes the focus on Kaepernick's protest over addressing underlying issues of police violence.

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