Colin Kaepernick Refused to Meet with Donald Trump

Colin Kaepernick refused to meet with Donald Trump

Colin Kaepernick made headlines during the 2016 NFL season when he began taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem before games in protest of systemic oppression, racial injustice, and police brutality against Black people and people of color. Throughout his protest and in the years that followed, Kaepernick received some heavy pushback…

Activist athlete cursed out by Trump says he ‘immediately rejected’ White House visit in first term

Colin Kaepernick said the invitation was the president "trying to garner support and put up a façade that he's working for Black people."

Activist athlete cursed out by Trump says he ‘immediately rejected’ White House visit

Shortly after Donald Trump referred to Colin Kaepernick as a “son of a b----” in 2017, the president extended him an invitation to the White House, according to the athlete turned social justice activist.

Colin Kaepernick Says Van Jones Tried to Set Up Trump Summit

Colin Kaepernick claimed an unlikely middleman tried to broker a White House meeting between him and President Donald Trump: veteran CNN contributor Van Jones. The ex-San Francisco 49ers quarterback dished during a Wednesday interview on the MediasTouch podcast that Jones — who served as a special advisor to President Barack Obama before heading to cable news — tried to set up the summit during Trump’s first term. Kaepernick said he dismissed it…