President Obama Wednesday night said U.S. service members fight so that people like the 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick can express their views and take a knew during the national anthem to make a point.

“We fight sometimes so that people can do things we can disagree with — but that’s what freedom means in this country,” Obama told a CNN town hall on military issues at Ft. Lee, Va.

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