Posted on 09/04/2018 2:09:10 PM PDT by markomalley
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Nike sent a terrible message this week by making former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick one of the faces representing the 30th anniversary of the companys Just Do It campaign. But he also said the companys ability to make its own business decisions is what this country is all about.
I think its a terrible message. Nike is a tenant of mine. They pay a lot of rent, Trump said, referring to Niketown New York, which is for now located at 6 East 57th Street in New York City.
The president made the remarks during an exclusive Oval Office interview with The Daily Caller Tuesday afternoon.
Kaepernick kicked off a protest movement among some NFL players during the 2016 pre-season when he began kneeling at games during the national anthem, rather than standing.
Kaepernick, who now alleges that league owners are colluding to keep him off an NFL roster, explained the rationale behind his protest in August of that year: I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.
President Trump has been staunchly and vocally opposed to players protesting during the anthem, tweeting in September 2017, for instance, The issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race. It is about respect for our Country, Flag and National Anthem. NFL must respect this!
On Monday afternoon, Kaepernick tweeted an image from Nikes campaign, with the words, Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything. written across the athletes face.
Trump added Tuesday that theres no reason for the famous sports apparel company to tap Kaepernick for the campaign.
But I think its a terrible message that theyre sending and the purpose of them doing it, maybe theres a reason for them doing it, Trump mused, but I think as far as sending a message, I think its a terrible message and a message that shouldnt be sent. Theres no reason for it.
Despite that, Trump acknowledged that its Nikes right to make its own business decisions.
As much as I disagree with the Colin Kaepernick endorsement, in another way I mean, I wouldnt have done it, Trump said.
In another way, it is what this country is all about, that you have certain freedoms to do things that other people think you shouldnt do, but I personally am on a different side of it.
NKE tanked 3.16% today on the news of SJW virtue-signalling:
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I agree with Trump. But I’m still not gonna buy Nike stuff.
Nike is about to find out what else is all American.
The reaction to Leftist B.S.
perfectly played by our President...as much as we despise kneeling for the flag and anthem, it is there right to do that- but it is also our right to call out people who do this and loudly say we disagree...
it’s always been a one way conversation- you have to accept disrespecting the flag and say nothing- until this President pointed out the conversation goes both ways...
Heavy volume as well ...
My goodness. Been working, just checked my phone and saw “ Trump critical” and nearly passed out!
That's the beauty of the First Amendment:
It protects Nike's right to be foolish.
It protects your right to assemble (or not assemble) [in order to buy or not buy their s**t]
Everybody has the right to be wrong. Nike is, Kaepernick is. They will pay the price for it.
But the shame of it is the whole protest is based on the lie that innocent blacks are hunted down and executed every day by racist police. The Trayvon Skittles was hunted and executed lie, the Michael Brown "Hands up, don't shoot" lie...add your own; there are a lot of them.
LOL! caught my attention for a moment.
GOOD!
How is CK sacrificing everything when he is getting paid so much while not risking bodily injury at all?
I cannot stand this Kaeperdickwad. This guy has zero idea the crap cops go through to SAVE black lives. Let’s see him work undercover dealing with the gang bangers, dude probably wouldn’t last 30 second before peeing his pants.
If Colin really believed in something, he wouldn’t accept a Check from Nike for being in their Ads. It’s all about the cause, unless it really isn’t.
Funny how Corporate Capitalists pay People who worship Communists to help increase Corporate Profit and Sales.
Great champion of the oppressed apparently believes in profiting off sweatshop labor.
This is classic. Immediately reveals him as a joke to even the slow and naive.
“I agree with Trump. But Im still not gonna buy Nike stuff.”
Actually it also works as a burn.
For those looking to boycott Nike for signing original anthem protester Colin Kaepernick to a major ad campaign, you might also want to add Adidas and Puma to the list.
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