Poll: Most Americans think NFL players kneeling isn't unpatriotic

NFL players kneeling.
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Take a seat, America — or perhaps a knee.

Even though President Trump reignited the ever-flickering debate over kneeling in protest during the national anthem earlier this week with his high-profile spat with the Philadelphia Eagles, it turns out that most Americans disagree with the commander in chief. A poll released by Quinnipiac University on Thursday found that a majority of American voters believe that kneeling during the "Star-Spangled Banner" is hardly unpatriotic.

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Amari Pollard

Amari Pollard is the social media editor at The Week and has written for Reader's Digest, Parents, and Inside Lacrosse. She studied journalism at Le Moyne College and can usually be found exploring Brooklyn, thrift shopping, or spending way too much money on brunch.