BALTIMORE (AP) — The CEO of Baltimore-based sports apparel company Under Armour is responding to criticism he received after calling President Donald Trump “an asset to the country.”
Kevin Plank wrote an open letter to Baltimore published as a full-page advertisement in The Baltimore Sun Wednesday. He wrote that his choice of words during an interview with CNBC last week “did not accurately reflect my intent.” Three celebrities the company sponsors — basketball star Stephen Curry, actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and ballerina Misty Copeland — were among those voicing concerns about his praise of Trump.
Plank says the company stands for equal rights and job creation and believes “immigration is a source of strength, diversity and innovation for global companies based in America.” He says the company opposes the president’s travel ban.
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…and dammit - you guys get back into the stores and buy my shorts!!!
Such whitewashed horse sh!t. (UA CEO, Not you, Canyoncountry).
You get yourself all testosteroney and in love with POTUS, thinking that it’s a good call to publicly declare your crush. And when the people who make you money, athletes and consumers lash back, you say “wait, that’s not what i meant!”
Sorry UA, you’ve lost me as a customer to any company that actually gives a crap about policy, the country, the environment, etc.
Take a look at the Outdoor Retailers actually following through on their threat to pull out of SLC and the biannual OR Show in response to Utah’s position on Bear’s Ears and the GSENM. I’ll buy Patagonia before I ever step into Dick’s for another UA purchase.
Ask any Republican - they will say that all the public protests against their regime is not working. they are using alternate facts, because we see more CEO’s who are back tracking and begging for people to start giving them money. Yes, folks, protesting is working.