A solid majority of respondents in a new poll says President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE’s comments about the protests in the NFL are not inappropriate.

While 58 percent of those polled by Quinnipiac University said the president’s remarks are inappropriate, 34 percent said they think his comments were proper.

A majority of respondents, however, still does not approve of NFL players kneeling during the national anthem at football games. Fifty-two percent of those surveyed disapprove of players kneeling during “The Star-Spangled Banner,” while 43 percent said they approve of the protest.

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Trump has argued players who take a knee during the anthem are disrespecting the United States and in September suggested that team owners fire players who choose to kneel. Those comments sparked widespread protests at NFL games across the country.

The Quinnipiac poll of 1,482 voters was conducted from Oct. 5 to 10. It has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.