Rep. Beto O'Rourke Defends NFL Protests in Viral Video: 'I Can Think of Nothing More American'
Texas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke made an impassioned defense of NFL players’ right to kneel in protest during the national anthem in a video that went viral this week. Asked at a campaign town hall if he thought the protests were “disrespectful,” O’Rourke — who is challenging GOP Sen. Ted Cruz for his Senate seat this November — responded, “My short answer is: No, I don’t think it’s disrespectful.”...