The company in December made a decision to move its Niketown out of Trump's property and is in the process of vacating. Trump also mentioned his relationship with Nike - its Niketown store in New York City is located in a property owned by Trump. While he disagrees with "the Colin Kaepernick endorsement," Trump noted "it is what this country is all about, that you have certain freedoms to do things that other people think you shouldn't do, but I personally am on a different side of it." In fact, sources told ESPN's Darren Rovell that none of the organizations Nike makes apparel for was privy to the Kaepernick ad before it was unveiled. Multiple sources have told ESPN's Dan Graziano that the NFL was not aware of the Nike ad campaign until it was launched Monday. Trump has been critical of NFL players who kneel during the national anthem as a form of protest against social injustice, and he has frequently called out the league and commissioner Roger Goodell for their inability to curtail the practice. "I think it's a terrible message that they're sending and the purpose of them doing it, maybe there's a reason for them doing it," Trump told the Daily Caller, a conservative political website, "but I think as far as sending a message, I think it's a terrible message and a message that shouldn't be sent. uccpDStbq5- Darren Rovell September 3, 2018 That moment is now, as he becomes the face of the company's 30th anniversary of the "Just Do It" campaign. Even if it means sacrificing everything."īREAKING: Nike had been paying Colin Kaepernick all along, waiting for the right moment. In the ad, Kaepernick's face is shown with the words, "Believe in something. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called Nike's new ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick a "terrible message," one day after the shoe and apparel company rolled out the advertisements.
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