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Simone Biles Criticizes USA Gymnastics over Mary Bono's Anti-Nike Tweet

USA Gymnastics appointed Mary Bono as its interim president and CEO on Friday, and gold-medal gymnast Simone Biles was critical of that decision, citing an anti-Nike tweet from Bono last month after the company unveiled its Colin Kaepernick marketing campaign.

Simone Biles

*mouth drop* don’t worry, it’s not like we needed a smarter usa gymnastics president or any sponsors or anything https://t.co/cYQizcjywn

Per ESPN.com, Bono also retweeted a "#BoycottNike" response to her original tweet last month.

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