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"To all who will kneel during the anthem today — just remember how Jose Fernandez risked his life just for the chance to stand for it," Gaetz tweeted Sunday morning, referring to the Cuban native's efforts to reach the United States from the communist island country. The tweet referenced the trend of professional athletes — following the lead of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick — who kneel in protest during the national anthem.
To all who will kneel during the anthem today - just remember how Jose Fernandez risked his life just for the chance to stand for it
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/780046438516396033">September 25, 2016</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/mattgaetz">@mattgaetz</a> Delete your account, you cheap exploitative humanoid scumbag.
He later tweeted that he wished "the national discussion was more productive on this stuff."
I just saw the news on Jose Fernandez. As a Marlin fan, a Floridian and an admirer of the Cuban-American experience I am crushed.