Conservatives are throwing a collective hissy fit because President Obama defended Colin Kaepernick s constitutional right to protest by not standing for the National Anthem.The San Francisco 49ers quarterback has been sitting during the National Anthem in protest of the police brutality and inequality black people have been facing for years. Conservatives have been bashing Kaepernick ever since, questioning his patriotism and telling him to leave the country but now he has his strongest ally yet.On Monday, President Obama, who taught constitutional law for twelve years, confirmed that Kaepernick does indeed have the right to sit during the National Anthem if he so chooses. My understanding at least is that he s exercising his constitutional right to make a statement,  President Obama told reporters during his trip to China.  I think there s a long history of sports figures doing so. Indeed, Muhammad Ali and Jackie Robinson are just two of the African-American sports heroes who were doing this kind of protest long before Kaepernick came along. But I don t doubt his sincerity based on what I ve heard,  Obama continued.  I think he cares about some real legitimate issues that have to be talked about. If nothing else what he s done is he s generated more conversation around some topics that need to be talked about. Here s the video via YouTube.But conservatives, as usual, responded to President Obama by letting their racism fly.@FoxNews @POTUS @Kaepernick7 Of course he would side with an anti-American mulatto.  Radix Journal (@RadixJournal) September 5, 2016 @FoxNews @POTUS @Kaepernick7 I m exercising my right to call BULLSHIT on your entire psuedo-presidency  Kat (@OutOfIdeasForNa) September 5, 2016@FoxNews @POTUS @Kaepernick7 if he believes what Kap did was good for the country, then you KNOW it was wrong.  Elizabeth (@Buppy9999) September 5, 2016 @FoxNews @POTUS @Kaepernick7 Cool  One jackass supporting another jackass  Jackasses always stick together  pic.twitter.com/ZEQHOhqFa8  conundrum ? (@conundrumstix) September 5, 2016@astinos2323 @FoxNews @POTUS @Kaepernick7 if he was a white christian obama would disagree  Cheyenne Marie Alexa (@gypsy_cheyenne) September 5, 2016 @astinos2323 @FoxNews @POTUS @Kaepernick7 How about if each white you meet lectures you in their relatives that died to free blacks?FreeSpch  Typical Peon (@TypicalPeon) September 5, 2016@FoxNews @POTUS @Kaepernick7 Just what I expected from Barry, you know the guy who hung around with Bill The Bomber Ayers #Scumbag #FoxNews  B.C. (@BC4040) September 5, 2016 @FoxNews @POTUS @Kaepernick7 look Obama has no respect for our flag so this spoiled punk is a idiot enough of this crap ok  Gregory Mcgee (@gregorymcgee226) September 5, 2016@kennybor24 #I guess blacks are not in their place. Makes you wanna throw up when potus agrees.  Cornelius Felder (@Yogi1115) September 5, 2016 @FoxNews Nothing keeps Blacks from achieving in the USA now but a victim mindset. Injustice/racism are used when they have failed themselves  Empirical Guru (@EmpiricalGuru) September 5, 2016Contrary to what most conservatives think, while President Obama did support Kaepernick s right to sit during the National Anthem, that doesn t mean he agrees with it. President Obama also acknowledged that some veterans feel disrespected by it and said there are other ways to protest.But African-Americans have tried several ways to protest police brutality and inequality, and so far, conservatives have found any reason to whine no matter what just like they do about anything President Obama says or does.Featured image via screenshot