Donald Trump to Colin Kaepernick: Find a new country

Whether for or against the action, folks have had plenty to say about Colin Kaepernick's decision to make a stand by sitting during the national anthem before a recent preseason game. Now, even Donald Trump is weighing in on the matter. radio interview with KIRO's Dori Monson, Trump was asked about the Kaepernick controversy. “Inside the 49ers” blog.

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"I have followed it and I think it's personally not a good thing, I think it's a terrible thing," Trump said. "And maybe he should find a country that works better for him, let him try. It won't happen."

On Friday, Aug. 26, Kaepernick refused to stand for the “Star Spangled Banner” before the 49ers faced the Packers in a preseason game. In a recent interview, the quarterback asserted he plans to sit through the national anthem for as long as he feels is appropriate, and until he sees significant progress in America - specifically when it comes to race relations.

"I'm going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed," Kaepernick said. "To me this is something that has to change. When there's significant change and I feel like that flag represents what it's supposed to represent, this country is representing people the way that it's supposed to, I'll stand."

Read the full transcript of the interview at the