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Retired Marine stands up to Nike with Betsy Ross flag tattoo

Retired marine Johnny (Joey) Jones was so adamant in his support for the Betsy Ross flag, he decided to tattoo it on his arm as a rebuke to Nike's decision to pull a set of shoes bearing the iconic flag's design.

Media July 5, 2019

Betsy Ross flag now decried by 2020 Dems, pundits was flown during Obama's 2nd inauguration

While Democrats and media pundits pounce to decry the Betsy Ross flag as racially problematic -- with one even likening the symbol to Nazi swastikas -- the very same flag flew prominently during then-President Barack Obama’s second inauguration ceremony in 2013.

OPINION July 5, 2019

Deroy Murdock: For July 4, Nike and Kaepernick give national unity the boot

Nike and Colin Kaepernick are the grinches who divided the Fourth of July.

Colin Kaepernick July 5, 2019

Cruz adds ‘context’ after Kaepernick quotes from Frederick Douglass ‘Fourth of July’ speech

Sen. Ted Cruz responded Thursday night after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick posted a passage earlier on the Fourth of July from a famous speech by Civil War-era abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

Colin Kaepernick July 4, 2019

McConnell throws shade at Nike with 'Betsy Ross' flag tweet

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., took to social media on Thursday to wish Americans a happy Independence Day – and to take a thinly veiled shot at Nike and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Colin Kaepernick July 4, 2019

Anti-Defamation League weighs in on Betsy Ross flag debate after Nike pulls shoe

The Anti-Defamation League on Tuesday weighed into the Betsy Ross flag debate after Colin Kaepernick reportedly raised concerns to Nike officials about putting the flag on a sneaker.

Colin Kaepernick July 3, 2019

Minor league baseball team's Kaepernick joke sparks backlash, prompts apology

A minor league baseball team's tweet drew the ire of fans across Twitter who took it as a jab at Colin Kaepernick amid the ongoing controversy over Nike's decision to cancel their new tennis shoe featuring a so-called "Betsy Ross" American flag.

Media July 3, 2019

Rush Limbaugh: Left 'scared out of their wits' about Trump July 4 parade, Kaepernick 'fooled everybody'

Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh said Wednesday that liberals are terrified by President Trump's planned parade to celebrate Independence Day.

2020 Presidential Election July 3, 2019

Julián Castro, Beto O'Rourke back Nike, saying Betsy Ross flag is 'hurtful'

It was inevitable that the 2020 candidates would weigh in on the Betsy Ross flag controversy. 

Colin Kaepernick July 3, 2019

Sen. Hawley blasts 'anti-American' Nike for pulling patriotic sneakers, shipping jobs overseas

Sen. Josh Hawley has condemned the decision by Nike to recall its new sneakers featuring the original Betsy Ross American flag after receiving criticism from activist and former NFL star Colin Kaepernick.

Media July 3, 2019

Trump Jr. blasts Nike with photo of Soviet-style shoe design: 'More in line with their views'

Donald Trump Jr., the president's son, had a scathing critique of the athletic company Nike after it decided to pull a sneaker bearing a flag used during the American Revolution.