unscathed and come back home. steve: get's go down to the white house right now. kellyanne conway joins us from the north lawn. kellyanne, good morning to you. >> good morning. steve: it looks like a majority of the americans agree with the president of the united states that people should stand during the national anthem. i saw in the "wall street journal" people are canceling direct tv sunday ticket so steamed at the players. we had a security guy on just about a half an hour ago. he worked for years for the bills, couldn't take it anymore, he threw in the jersey and said i quit. i can't take it what is going on in america right now? >> look, about 12% of the nfl players took a knee and protested the other day. that means 88% did not. many americans support the president's position on this because the president is supporting the flag. and everything that it stands for. the men and women who have sacrificed on behalf of our freedoms so that you and i could have this conversation this...

>> an attack on an international airport anywhere in the world is a criminal act by a terrorist. it's designed to go after generally innocent people to make some sort of statement and this is a classic definition of what the taliban are up to right now. we will suffocate any hope that al qaeda or isis, dash, ha qana any or the taliban have of winning by killing. i want to reinforce to the taliban that the only path to peace and political legitimacy for them is through a negotiated settlement.

want to listen closely. brian: hopefully we get action in afghanistan. i want to bring back attorney general jeff sessions. i almost said senator. that was your old gig. welcome, general. >> thank you, brian. brian: you were busy on college campuses. what is the department of justice doing about what many people feel is suffocating feeling on college campuses when it comes to free speech? >> we want to speak out first of all apcall on presidents, trustees, legislators, donors to make sure their colleges are not sufficient foe killing speech. no place in the country should we have more robust discussion than on college campuses. i truly believe in talking to a lot of young college graduates that we have drifted way too far in controlling speech. i wanted to make that point, number one. number two, we can intervene an will intervene in various lawsuits where we believe students are being constricted in their right to speak out and express themselves. it is a civil right. the department...