Donald Trump: Nike’s Colin Kaepernick advert sends ‘terrible message’

US president responds to the new ‘Just Do It’ campaign

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Donald Trump hosted the New England Patriots, winners of the 2017 Super Bowl, at the White House
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Donald Trump says that Nike, the US sportswear giant, has sent out a “terrible message” by using Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, as the face of its new “Just Do It” advertising campaign.

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