It's not about what I believe or any "twist" to the story. It is what it is. That is what the free speech part of the  First Amendment is for: to protect unpopular speech from the government shutting it down. DT is on a slippery slope, using the power of his office to shame, or in any way try to "influence" (drectly or indirectly) an employer to fire employees for saying something he didn't like, thus shutting down their voice. Using the power of his position to gin up rage against the teams for boycotts or anything else is as bad as ordering a government employer to fire an employee just to shut him up. No member of the military fought for that. Nobody fought to give power to a dictator, even the ones you like.  All military people should support the peaceful demonstration of the NFL players because that is a sign of what they DID fight for, instead of resisting it and trying to use the veterans as excuses to shut down unpopular speech for DT. You really just don't get it, do you?