Old President Trump
Donald TrumpWhite House says the projects are bipartisan, even if the Republican Party does not vote for them Gaetz boasted ‘access’ to women through the Florida tax collector accused in a federal case: Trump report calls for boycott of the MLB for changing the All -Star Game MORE on Saturday, he called on Republicans and conservatives to boycott a large number of companies amid controversy over new electoral laws.
In a statement released on Saturday night, the former president attacked Democrats for playing “dirty” and boycotting companies that “in any way [offend] they.”
“For years, Democrats on the radical left played dirty by boycotting products when anything from that company was done or declared in any way that offended them. Now they are doing great with WOKE CANCEL CULTURE and our sacred elections, ”said Trump in a statement released on Saturday by Save America PAC.
He then asked Republicans to “strike back,” claiming that “we have more people than they do,” and urged conservatives to boycott specific companies, including Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines and Citigroup.
“Finally, it’s time for Republicans and Conservatives to strike back – we have more people than they do – from afar! Boycott Major League Baseball, Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, JPMorgan Chase, ViacomCBS, Citigroup, Cisco, UPS and Merck. Do not return to your products until they subside. We can play a game better than them, ”he said.
The call comes at a time when companies publicly condemn Georgia’s SB 202 law and other proposed voting laws in other states in the United States
Many Republicans supported these efforts after Trump and his allies claimed that widespread electoral fraud contaminated the 2020 elections in the midst of the pandemic, when postal ballots were widely used. However, these claims have been challenged by federal and state election officials.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp
Brian KempTrump calls for a boycott of the MLB for changing the All-Star Game House The Republican calls MLB ‘absolutely pathetic’ for changing the All-Star Game Warnock: MLB decision ‘unfortunate’ consequence of Georgia law MORE (R) signed SB 202 into law last month.
Major League Baseball this week changed the All-Star game of Georgia in protest against the law, the most advanced action a company has ever taken against the law.
Trump directly called for a boycott of the MLB hours after it was announced.
Among its restrictions, SB 202 limits the use of ballot boxes and imposes new photo identification requirements for absent votes. It also prohibits distributing food and water to people 50 meters from a polling station, including those waiting in line to vote.
Democrats and critics of the law say this amounts to voter suppression, especially for communities of color.
Delta Airlines’ CEO echoed this criticism, telling employees in a memo “It is clear that the bill includes provisions that will make it more difficult for many underrepresented voters, especially black voters, to exercise their constitutional right to elect their representatives.”
Citibank executives, owned by Citigroup, also publicly opposed the law, giving its support to 72 black business leaders who summoned companies to oppose the legislation.
Georgia was one of a handful of decisive states that President biden
Joe BidenJobs’ report increases Biden’s momentum. The White House says the projects are bipartisan, even if the Republican Party does not vote for them narrowly won in 2020 over Trump. Biden’s victory was the first time a Democrat has won the state of Peach since 1992.