Doug Ducey announced Tuesday he was ordering the Arizona Commerce Authority to withdraw incentives for Nike building a manufacturing plant in the state. Ducey made the announcement in a series of tweets after The Wall Street Journal reported that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick urged Nike to nix a USA-themed sneaker, which featured a Betsy Ross flag on the heel, over slavery connotations. NIKE DROPPED BETSY ROSS-THEMED FOURTH OF JULY SNEAKER AFTER COLIN KAEPERNICK COMPLAINED, REPORT SAYS“Words cannot express my disappointment at this terrible decision. “Nike is an iconic American brand and American company. FORMER PRO BOWL WIDE RECEIVER DOUG BALDWIN JABS WHITE HOUSE OVER PICTURE“And finally, it shouldn’t take a controversy over a shoe for our kids to know who Betsy Ross is.

Source: Fox News July 02, 2019 11:20 UTC