Nike announced it would nix selling a new shoe with an Revolutionary War-era American flag after Colin Kaepernik expressed displeasure with the flag, calling it offensive.
Not long after news broke that Nike would shelve its"Betsy Ross Flag" shoe that was to debut this week, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said he would pull financial incentives for the company's new manufacturing facility planned for the west side of Phoenix.
Nike announced Monday it would not sell the 'Betsy Ross Flag' Air Max1 USA, which had an American flag with 13 stars in a circle on the heel of each shoe. The decision was made after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick requested the company not sell the shoe because he found the flag dating back to the American Revolution as a symbol that is offensive.
Ducey continued with other tweets in a lengthy thread, saying,"Words cannot express my disappointment at this terrible decision. I am embarrassed for Nike." "Instead of celebrating American history the week of our nation's independence, Nike has apparently decided that Betsy Ross is unworthy, and has bowed to the current onslaught of political correctness and historical revisionism," Ducey continued.
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