Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamSenate GOP aims to confirm Trump court pick by Oct. 29: report The Hill's Campaign Report: GOP set to ask SCOTUS to limit mail-in voting Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot MORE (R-S.C.) says he thinks Kanye West’s plan to bring Colin Kaepernick to the White House to meet with President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE would be a “great thing” amid the chasm between the president and the former NFL player on national anthem protests.

“Anything to bring the country together. I want to watch football without feeling guilty about it,” Graham told TMZ on Monday when asked about the pro-Trump rapper's suggestion.

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“I believe in speaking your mind and having your say. Respect the flag,” he continued. "I want to work on sentencing reform, prison reform. A lot of people in jail for a long period of time. African-American males, Hispanic males, particularly. Three strikes and you're out has been pretty hard.”

Kaepernick was the first NFL player to protest racial inequality and police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem before games.

“So, might be something we can all work on that would bring us together,” Graham said.

His remarks come a day after West told “TMZ Live’s” Harvey Levin in an interview that he has “been calling Colin” to make a meeting happen with Trump.

The former San Francisco 49er and other football players who kneel in protest during "The Star-Spangled Banner" are a frequent subject of criticism for Trump and his supporters. Last year, Trump said team owners should "get that son of a bitch off the field" when they see kneeling players, calling for the protesters to be fired.

The NFL sought to end the controversy over national anthem protests by imposing a policy earlier this year that would prevent players from kneeling during it, but the policy was later placed on hold after drawing a wave of complaints from players and fans.