Arizona will yank financial incentives for Nike’s manufacturing plant in the state after the company shelved a sneaker that featured an old version of the American flag, GOP Governor Doug Ducey said Tuesday.

Nike decided to recall the shoe after ex-NFL quarterback and Nike endorser Colin Kaepernick asked the company not to sell a shoe with a symbol that he and others consider offensive because of its connection to an era of slavery.

“Nike has made its decision, and now we’re making ours. I’ve ordered the Arizona Commerce Authority to withdraw all financial incentive dollars under their discretion that the State was providing for the company to locate here,” Ducey wrote in one of a series of tweets.

Nike had planned to release a new Air Max 1 sneaker ahead of the Fourth of July that featured a version of the US flag with 13 white stars, commonly known as the “Betsy Ross flag,” though doubts persist about whether Ross actually created the flag.

Kaepernick said the “Betsy Ross flag” had been appropriated by extremist groups as a symbol of white nationalism.

The state offered millions in incentives to the company in exchange for opening a factory in Goodyear that would have created 500 full-time jobs.

”Today was supposed to be a good day in Arizona, with the announcement of a major @Nike investment in Goodyear, AZ,” Ducey continued.

“Instead of celebrating American history the week of our nation’s independence, Nike has apparently decided that Betsy Ross is unworthy, and has bowed to the current onslaught of political correctness and historical revisionism.”

Republicans in Arizona and beyond cheered Ducey’s move.

But Democrats said he was punishing Arizonans who could have gotten good jobs at the plant with his announcement to score political points, which began about 2 a.m.

“Troubling and surprising to see the #AZ Governor risking 500+ jobs and nearly a half billion in economic impact (projected over 5 yrs),” state Rep. Kelli Butler, D-Paradise Valley, tweeted.

“Undermining the Commerce Authority is worrisome too. A 2am twitter rant w/possible negative economic impact is just not a good way to govern.”