LAURA INGRAHAM (HOST): Part of me is like, a lot of these guys are punks. I mean, that's part of me, like, that's the old-fashioned Connecticut Yankee in me. It's like, you've got to be kidding me, you guys are like -- you guys are the elite of the elite. You make millions of dollars to play a game, you're like -- can't stand for the National Anthem? You've got to be kidding me. Like, that's part of me. The other part of me is, don't elevate silliness or disrespect by further demonizing it. It's almost like you give your adversaries more power by elevating them, I think, in a way, as Donald Trump did on Friday. Suddenly they have a bigger platform now.

Previously:

Fox & Friends calls 8-year-olds “shameful” for kneeling during the national anthem at a football game

On Fox, NFL player debunks Fox's crusade against Colin Kaepernick for not standing during the national anthem