said that sneaker was controversial? what went through your mind. at first the kneeling and objection to the police officers in general is a disgrace to the actual profession. the betsy ross objection with the shoe for nike translates into a loss of history. and i believe at times that s the biggest loss we have is really knowing what the history about that is. griff: ron, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell weighed in on this. i want you to take a listen to what he had to say. if we re in a political environment where the american flag was become controversial to americans, i think we have got a problem. i hope nike either releases these shoes or some other shoemaker picks up the flag, puts it on a pair of shoes, and starts selling it. i will make the first order.
fundamentally correct in our system. ainsley: what does the flag mean to you? the flag means freedom. i served my country for 8 years in the air force. i continue to serve my city as a police officer. the flag is a symbol of what we fought for. and a lot of americans are still fighting for today. griff: all right, ron. thank you. this is a great story coming on the eve of fourth of july. how are you going to spend the fourth? well, i do have to work for about 16 hours that day with all the activities going on in the city. but, after that the family and i will get together and we ll go watch the fireworks and celebrate together. and celebrate this great country we all live in. ainsley: all right. ron, thank you so much. thanks for working on a holiday and giving up that, you know, the beach for a barbecue so you can keep your community safe. what s your website again it s honor-respect.com and it s live today. there it is, look at the bottom of your screen. thank you. brian: tha
quarterback colin kaepernick complained the american flag symbol is offensive. ainsley: now one iowa police officer designed his own honor and respect sneaker to show support for his fellow first responders donating all the proceeds to help heroes suffering from ptsd and depression. brian: that mine behind that mission marianne officer. veteran himself ron slagle. ron, people should go out and buy your shoe. people going to buy the air max 1. 15 years since it was designed first with the flag on it. if you are upset about that we should go out and buy your shoe, right? absolutely. [laughter] brian: what will happen with the proceeds once we get it? well, the proceeds actually benefit two different projects. one is code 9 project based out of new york city. the other one is blue help. ainsley: what did you think in the beginning when colin kaepernick decided to take a knee because of police officers and brutality he said and then to see that he
griff: ron, where does mitch get a pair? well, mitch and everyone else can go to honor-respect.com and order their shoes today to continue to honor and basically give honor and respect to the law enforcement and military members that are out there giving us the freedom that we have. brian: one of the things that kaepernick said reportedly to the wall street journal a evidently there is a white supreme police group using that symbol and they don t like the mixed message they get. i m wondering if one white supremacist group use a nike swoosh or raiders jerseys and logos for the raiders. the raiders haven t stopped using their jersey to play football. why should we back off the original flag? i believe at times most people can be offended by anything. i believe as americans we need to stand up for what s right. stand up for what s