Don't mess with Doug Ducey

On Monday, plans were announced for a new Nike manufacturing plant in Goodyear, Arizona, a suburb on the west side of Phoenix. But after word got out that Nike canceled the release of a patriotic design for Independence Day because of concerns from Colin Kaepernick, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has put those plans up in the air.

“Nike has made its decision, and now we’re making ours. I’ve ordered the Arizona Commerce Authority to withdraw all financial incentive dollars under their discretion that the State was providing for the company to locate here,” the governor said in a tweet thread early this morning. “Arizona’s economy is doing just fine without Nike. We don’t need to suck up to companies that consciously denigrate our nation’s history.”