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Fox News host Laura Ingraham Laura Anne Ingraham'Saturday Night Live' targets Flim-flam News hosts on Ukraine invasion Levi's brand president says she resigned afterwards pressure level over views on COVID-19 school closures Laura Ingraham 'not saying' if she'd support Trump in 2024 MORE on Mon said her family would terminate wearing Nike sneakers in light of the visitor's move to abolish the release of the "Betsy Ross flag" shoe following pushback from those who found the design offensive.

"No more than @nike sneakers for our family," Ingraham tweeted.

The comments from Ingraham came as several Republican elected officials voiced outrage over Nike's decision to abolish the release of a shoe featuring a Revolutionary State of war-era flag design.

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzGOP rises to meet Ukraine claiming to define itself White House pushes back on 'disingenuous attacks' against Jackson Hawley says sentences in 10 child porn cases raise scarlet flags on Supreme Court choice More (Texas) on Tuesday also vowed to never wearable Nike products again, suggesting he'd rather buy shoes from a company that's "not and then woke."

Nike had been planning to release the Air Max 1 U.s. featuring the "Betsy Ross flag" blueprint this calendar week, according to The Wall Street Journal. But the company called off those plans after old San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick reached out and voiced bug with the design.

Kaepernick, who is sponsored by Nike, said the early on American flag was an offensive symbol continued to an era of slavery, the Journal reported.

In response, Nike asked retailers to return the product.

"Nike has called non to release the Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July every bit it featured the former version of the American flag," a Nike spokeswoman told the Journal.

The decision was met with swift criticism from GOP officials. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) said Nike'south move amounted to bowing "to the current onslaught of political correctness and historical revisionism."

He also announced that he would inquire the land's chamber of commerce to pull financial incentives for Nike. He said the company was getting prepare to brand a "major" investment in Goodyear, Ariz.

Nike did not immediately render a request for comment from The Hill.

"It's a expert thing @Nike only wants to sell sneakers to people who hate the American flag," Cruz tweeted Monday.

Sen. Josh Hawley Joshua (Josh) David HawleyWhite Business firm pushes dorsum on 'disingenuous attacks' confronting Jackson Why Latinos should back up Ketanji Dark-brown Jackson confirmation Hawley says sentences in 10 child porn cases raise reddish flags on Supreme Court pick MORE (R-Mo.) echoed Cruz sentiments, calling Nike "anti-American."

"Betsy Ross was a leader who put herself into a history dominated by men, to make a argument of FREEDOM - and that should not be twisted past #Nike or anyone else," Sen. Nib Cassidy Nib CassidyCassidy says transfer of Polish jets to Ukraine 'within the rules of the game' On The Money — Fed starts hiking rates as prices climb Hillicon Valley — Democrats tackle mega mergers More (R-La.) tweeted.

Kaepernick in 2016 became the kickoff NFL player to kneel during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality. Many NFL players have participated in the demonstration since then.

The quondam NFL quarterback was the face of a Nike "Just Do It" ad campaign that was released in September.

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Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/451381-laura-ingraham-says-her-family-wont-wear-nike-shoes-again-after-betsy-ross

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