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Why Is Trump Picking A Fight With The NFL?

President Trump walks toward the White House after stepping off Marine One on the South Lawn on Sept. 24, 2017 in Washington. (Olivier Douliery - Pool/Getty Images)
President Trump walks toward the White House after stepping off Marine One on the South Lawn on Sept. 24, 2017 in Washington. (Olivier Douliery - Pool/Getty Images)

President Trump says he believes that football players who “take a knee” during the national anthem should be fired.

NPR’s Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) joins Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson to discuss the political fallout, as well as the latest on Trump’s new travel ban and GOP efforts to replace provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

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