Papa Johns requests Nazis refrain from buying its pizzas

Pizza chain deflecting endorsement from alt-right

In wake of neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer's endorsement of Papa Johns, the restaurant chain is asking hate groups not to buy its pizzas. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

In wake of neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer's endorsement of Papa Johns, the restaurant chain is asking hate groups not to buy its pizzas.

The endorsement came after Papa Johns CEO John Schnatter made comments blaming National Football League players kneeling during the national anthem for the company's recent losses. Newsweek reports The Daily Stormer showed its support to the chain by posting a picture of a swastika pizza and declaring Papa Johns the official pizza of the alt-right.

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Senior director of public relations for Papa Johns said the company "condemns racism in all forms and any and all hate groups that support it." He added that the company doesn't want "these individuals or groups to buy our pizza."

Papa Johns is an official sponsor of the NFL.