Pence irate at protest

US Vice President Mike Pence has walked out of a football game between the Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers after roughly a dozen of the 49ers took a knee during the national anthem.

The former Indiana governor flew to Lucas Oil Stadium so he could watch Peyton Manning’s jersey retirement ceremony.

The White House issued a statement on Sunday regarding Mr Pence’s departure from the game, which reads in part: “I left today’s Colts game because President Trump and I will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem. I stand with President Trump, I stand with our soldiers, and I will always stand for our Flag and our National Anthem.”

Mr Pence also tweeted out the statement.