Coca is not for some Georgia lawmakers.
A group of eight Republican state legislators sent a letter to the president of the Georgia Beverage Association over the weekend asking for Coca-Cola products to be removed from their offices after the company’s CEO criticized the controversial new state voting law.
“Given Coca’s choice to yield to the pressure of an out-of-control cancellation culture, we respectfully request that all Coca-Cola Company products be removed from our office suite immediately,” the group said in a letter obtained by the Atlanta Journal -Constitution.
The Atlanta-based beverage giant that employs about 4,000 Georgians has been providing free drinks to lawmakers’ offices for decades, AJC noted.
Meanwhile, Governor Brian Kemp told reporters that Coca and other corporate critics of the new voting law “may be afraid of Stacey Abrams and Joe Biden and the left, but I am not.”
The harsh words came after Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey released a statement tearing up the new law last week, and told CNBC: “Let me be clear and unambiguous, this legislation is unacceptable.”
Quincey’s comments came after encouraging groups of activists to get companies to speak up.
Coca-Cola was among the companies that former President Donald Trump called on Republicans to boycott over the weekend because of his opposition to Georgia law.
“Don’t go back to your products until they give in. We can play the game better than they can,” said the famous Diet Coke aficionado in a statement on Saturday.
On Monday, former White House adviser Stephen Miller tweeted a picture of himself and Trump in the ex-president’s Florida office, with what appeared to be a bottle of Coke behind a phone on his desk.
Georgia’s lieutenant governor, Geoff Duncan, was asked on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program on Monday whether he was concerned that the pressure on companies on both sides of the aisle could be bad for business in Georgia.
“I think it is up to companies and corporations to make the best decisions they can for their customers and shareholders. And, ultimately, these are the people who will hold them accountable. If they are making good decisions, I think their shareholders and their customers will respond well, “said Duncan.
