NEW: Tim Ryan campaign releases statement after the candidate did not put his hand over his heart during the National Anthem at last night's DemDebate: “It was a moment of absentmindedness while on a debate stage that won’t happen again.'
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.”"I love this country as much as everybody else," he said.
"No, not really," Rep. Tim Ryan says when asked if he has anything to say about causing a stir for being the only candidate for not putting his hand on his heart during the national anthem at #DemDebate.A spokesman for Ryan told ABC News on Monday: “Congressman Ryan wasn’t protesting and didn’t mean to make any statement last night in Detroit, it was a moment of absentmindedness while on a debate stage that won’t happen again.
Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, drew national attention in 2016 for kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality against people of color.
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