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Nike Pulls American Flag Sneaker After Complaint From Colin Kaepernick

Emily Zanotti

Sometimes being woke just doesn’t work out.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Nike was forced to pull an American flag-themed shoe called the “Betsy Ross” from production after NFL quarterback-turned-political activist Colin Kaepernick, who inked a multi-million dollar sponsorship deal with Nike last year, complained.

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