O'Reilly Presses Trump On Whether He'd Fire Colin Kaepernick For Protesting

Bill O'Reilly: “Colin Kaepernick Said Another Bad Thing About His Country. ... Would You Fire Him?” 

From the September 28 edition of Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor:

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BILL O'REILLY (HOST): Last night Colin Kaepernick said another bad thing about his country. We're going to play it later on. He said bad stuff about you. You did own a professional football team. What would you do with Collin Kaepernick?

DONALD TRUMP: Well, I don't know what he said about me. But I think what he's doing is disgraceful. Is he starting yet or is he still a second string quarterback?

O'REILLY: Second string. But what do you to him if you were the owner? What would you do?
 
TRUMP: He's making a tremendous amount of money. He's making a tremendous amount of money. He's leading the American dream. He's trying to make a point. But I don't think he is making it the correct way. Personally, if it was me, I would not be happy if I were the team owner, and I don't think I'm going to tell you what I would do --
 
O'REILLY: Would you fire him?
 
TRUMP: I wouldn't be happy. They are paying him all of this money. And I think what he is doing is very bad for the spirit of the country. At the same time, he has the right to protest and that's one of the beautiful things about the country.
 
O'REILLY: But does he have the right to protest on your dime? Say you're the owner. It's your stadium. It's paying customers. It's your dime. This is right in your bailiwick. OK? So he's protesting on your dime doing something that offends you. Would you take action again him
 
TRUMP: I'll tell you. Offends me, it does. Especially since he's doing so well in terms of economically and so many other ways. I guess he probably lost a starting position because something happened to him. He went downhill fast. And, frankly, that's okay. But I would not be a happy camper. I'm not going to tell you what I'd do.
 
O'REILLY: You are not going to tell me? That's unlike you though.