Mo Brooks suggests Colin Kaepernick move to a different country

Rep. Mo Brooks, an Alabama Republican, suggested former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick should consider moving to another country if he is unhappy with the United States.

When asked to weigh in on the controversy over Nike sneakers with a Revolutionary War-era flag, Brooks told SiriusXM Patriot’s Breitbart News Tonight that Kaepernick "ought to consider moving to a country where he believes the laws are better for his purposes."

Kaepernick, who is well known for his political activism, made headlines last week when he complained to Nike, who sponsors him, about their "Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July" trainer because it featured an image of the Betsy Ross version of the American flag. He told the company it shouldn’t sell a shoe with a symbol that he and others consider offensive because the flag marked an era when slavery existed in the United States, according to the Wall Street Journal. After the company shipped the shoes to retailers, Nike asked for them to be returned. In a statement, Nike spokeswoman Sandra Carreon-John said, “NIKE made the decision to halt distribution of the Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July based on concerns that it could unintentionally offend and detract from the nation’s patriotic holiday.”

The Betsy Ross American flag is the nickname for the design of 13 stars that represents the 13 colonies arranged in a circle. It has been used periodically by some white supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, but it does not appear in the Anti-Defamation League's database of hate symbols and is widely seen as a patriotic flag that even appeared at former President Barack Obama's second inauguration.

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Did you feel the same about those who opposed your state's stand about segregation back in the day Mo?

Nothing says respect for our flag like putting it on a shoe where it can gather dirt.