Don Lemon: ‘No American Gets to Tell Another’ How to Express Their Patriotism

Don Lemon: ‘No American Gets to Tell Another’ How to Express Their Patriotism (Mediaite)

Don Lemon led CNN Tonight with a monologue about how President Trump can’t force Americans to embrace a homogenous view of patriotism and First Amendment rights.

As Trump continues to spar with athletes who kneel during the National Anthem, Lemon said that protests of Colin Kaepernick were never about disrespecting the American flag or the military. Lemon said that kneeling is constitutionally protected expression, and that Trump is only trying to link the protests to the flag in order to justify his profane insults during his rally for Luther Strange:

“Here is what this is about. It’s about focusing attention on racial injustice, focusing attention on racial injustice. It’s about challenging our country to extend the promise of that flag to all citizens, including the citizens whose ancestors were slaves. You may not agree with Colin Kaepernick or the scores of players who take a knee or took a knee this weekend. And that is okay, you don’t have to agree with them. But that’s not really the point here. No American gets to tell another American how to express their love for this country.”