While a majority of Americans believe these protests should be allowed, they divide about whether or not these protests are respectful. 49% of Americans say these demonstrations are disrespectful to the freedoms the anthem represents while 46% believe it demonstrates the anthem’s freedoms. There has been little change on this question since a previous survey released last year. . . .

However, more than two in three Americans, 68%, believe President Donald Trump did the wrong thing when he criticized and called for the firing of NFL players who took a knee during the anthem. 28% think his response was correct. Residents divide about whether Vice President Mike Pence did the right thing, 47%, or wrong thing, 47%, when he walked out of an NFL game when some of the players kneeled in protest during the national anthem.