Some colleagues in Georgia are not from coke.
A group of eight Republican lawmakers sent a letter to the president of the Georgia Beverage Association last weekend asking for Coca-Cola products to be removed from their offices after the company’s CEO passed the controversial new law on criticized the state.
“Given Coke’s choice to cancel the pressure on a culture out of control, we respectfully request that all Coca-Cola Company products be removed from our offices immediately,” the group said in a letter to the Atlanta Journal. was obtained. -Constitution.
The liquor giant, headquartered in Atlanta and employing about 4,000 Georgians, has been providing free drinks to lawmakers’ offices for decades, the AJC noted.
Gov. Brian Kemp, meanwhile, told reporters Coke and other critics of the new voting law are “scared of Stacey Abrams and Joe Biden and the left, but I am not.”
The harsh words come after Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey issued a statement last week telling CNBC: “Let me be crystal clear and unequivocal, this legislation is unacceptable.”
Quincey’s remarks come after activist groups called for companies to speak out.
Coca-Cola was one of the companies that former President Donald Trump called on the Republics to boycott over the weekend because of their opposition to Georgia law.
“Do not go back to their products until they are no longer good. We can play the game better than them,” the well-known Diet Coke lover said in a statement on Saturday.
Former White House adviser Stephen Miller tweeted a photo of himself and Trump in the former Florida presidential office on Monday, with a Coke bottle behind a phone on his desk.
Georgia’s lieutenant general Geoff Duncan was asked on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ on Monday whether he was worried that pressure on companies on both sides of the aisle could be bad for business in Georgia.
“I think it’s up to companies and businesses to make the best decisions for their customers and for their shareholders. And ultimately it’s the people who will hold them accountable. If they make good decisions, I think their shareholders and their customers will do well. respond, ”Duncan said.
