Under Armour CEO responds to critique of Trump praise

The CEO of Baltimore-based sports attire association Under Armour responded Wednesday to critique he perceived after pursuit President Donald Trump “an item to a country.”

In an open minute to Baltimore published as a full-page announcement in The Baltimore Sun, Kevin Plank wrote that he wanted to explain what values he and his association mount for.

“In a business radio talk final week, we answered a doubt with a choice of difference that did not accurately simulate my intent,” he wrote referring to an talk on CNBC on Feb. 7.

The association stands for equal rights and pursuit origination and believes “immigration is a source of strength, farrago and creation for tellurian companies formed in America,” Plank wrote. Also, a association opposes a president’s transport ban.

“With an expected new executive sequence on immigration set to come out, we will join a bloc of companies in antithesis to any new actions that negatively impact a team, their families or a community,” he said.

Three celebrities a association sponsors — NBA star Stephen Curry, actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and ballerina Misty Copeland — were among those voicing concerns about his regard of Trump.

Johnson sent out a matter on amicable media final Thursday observant Plank’s difference “were divisive and lacking in perspective.” Copeland wrote in an Instagram post she was so endangered about Plank’s comments that she spoke to him directly.

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