Kamala Harris blames Russian bots for Kaepernick kneeling controversy

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Sen. Kamala Harris said Russian bots were responsible for igniting the NFL’s kneeling controversy with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

“Remember the heat that ended up around the bend the knee and Colin Kaepernick? Many smart people have said it was actually not a thing,” Harris said Friday in an appearance on The Breakfast Club. “The Russian bots started taking that on.”

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