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President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally inside of the Knapp Center arena at Drake University on January 30, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa.
- Since his election, President Donald Trump has fanned the flames of a culture war over former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's practice of kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest.
- On Sunday, the president was caught on camera pretending to conduct an orchestra as the anthem was being sung at the Super Bowl.
- The video footage shows Trump waving his hands around and pointing to guests at the event.
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On Monday morning, Fox and Friends tore into Beyoncé and Jay-Z for apparently staying seated during "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Since his election, President Donald Trump has fanned the flames of a culture war over former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's practice of kneeling during the National Anthem as a form of protest against police brutality and social injustice.
"You have to stand, proudly, for the national anthem or you shouldn't be playing. You shouldn't be there. Maybe you shouldn't be in the country," Trump told "Fox and Friends" in a 2018 interview.
But on Sunday, the president was caught on camera moving around and, at one point, pretending to conduct an orchestra as the anthem was being sung.
Trump watched the football game at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he held a formal party. The video footage, first reported by the Miami Herald, shows the president waving his hands around and pointing to guests at the event.
Meanwhile, First Lady Melania Trump and their son, Barron, stood solemnly by with their hands over their hearts.
The video was reportedly filmed and then posted to Instagram by a real estate agent for a Russian-American company. Watch it below.