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Julián Castro was happy to see Nike pull the American flag shoes

By Julio Rosas
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Julián Castro was happy to see Nike pull the American flag shoes

2020 presidential candidate Julián Castro applauded Nike for not selling shoes that featured the Betsy Ross American flag.

The company pulled the new design after former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick said he and other considered the flag to be offensive since it marked an era when slavery existed in the United States. The shoes were originally set to be sold just before the Fourth of July.

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