Nike was thinking that it's a good business decision for a company to be on the right side of history. https://t.co/aqBUgrNm7L
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) September 7, 2018
Nike’s online sales jumped 31% after the company unveiled its Kaepernick campaign https://t.co/cPwnQYuc5L pic.twitter.com/8dNxxOdq7C
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) September 7, 2018
Trump was wrong to attack Nike and wrong to note that they are his tenant (just more proof that he has conflicts of interest). Shouldn’t Republicans be upset when he attacks specific businesses? I didn’t think they would approve of that.
Asked about the Nike-Kaepernick controversy, on which he has been conspicuously quiet, Trump says plainly: "Nike is a tenant of mine. They pay a lot of rent."
Just FYI, in case you have a brand in need of POTUS tweet insurance https://t.co/JONvyP6m87
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) September 4, 2018
Just like the NFL, whose ratings have gone WAY DOWN, Nike is getting absolutely killed with anger and boycotts. I wonder if they had any idea that it would be this way? As far as the NFL is concerned, I just find it hard to watch, and always will, until they stand for the FLAG!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2018
Trump says Nike "is getting absolutely killed" over Colin Kaepernick ad, renews attack on NFL players https://t.co/88BqR6aWVg
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 5, 2018
Nike’s use of Colin Kaepernick is the single most polarizing use of an athlete endorser in at least two decades. Witness: 650 comments off this tweet. Never had a statement of fact get this type of attention. https://t.co/UbwuVsr9Yx
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 14, 2018
Nike spent an estimated $5 million on advertising the Kaepernick “Just Do It,” the overall return is approaching $300 million, according to @ApexMGAnalytics pic.twitter.com/VBr86JtXwb
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 14, 2018
update 9/24
A couple weeks ago, @realDonaldTrump asked, "What was Nike thinking?" https://t.co/UXqQrSYQBd
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 23, 2018
78 percent of Nike’s political contributions are to the GOP. https://t.co/mNXQMWYV9x
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) September 23, 2018
.@QuinnipiacPoll: 84% of 18-34 yr olds say NFL players have a right to protest; 65% of 18-34 yr olds approve of the protest https://t.co/Zshcho5CTx
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) September 16, 2018
Sad! 