Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan was the only one of the 10 candidates on stage not to put his hand over his heart during the national anthem. DemDebate
Ryan was the only one of the 10 candidates on stage in Detroit not to put his hand over his heart during the national anthem.“Put your hand over your heart for the star spangled banner Tim Ryan!!!” she wrote.Ari Fleischer, former White House press secretary for George W. Bush, tweeted that Ryan, a Democrat, was “appealing to the Kaepernick wing of the Democratic Party.”
Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, drew national attention in 2016 after he didn’t kneel during the national anthem before playing in games to protest police brutality against people of color.
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