- Donald Trump has once again spoken out about the companies that oppose Georgia’s new voting law.
- He called for more boycotts, saying: “Do not go back to their products until they do it again.”
- Barack Obama, meanwhile, praised the MLB for its decision to move its All-Star Game from Atlanta.
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Former President Donald Trump has doubled his criticism of companies voting against the new law on Georgia and broadened his call for more boycotts.
“Never subject, never give up!” Trump said. In a statement, he added that his political opponents – the “Radical Left Democrats” – have long used boycotts to send messages.
“It’s finally time for Republicans and Conservatives to fight back – we have more people than them – by far! Boycott Major League Baseball, Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, JPMorgan Chase, ViacomCBS, Citigroup, Cisco, UPS and Merck. Do not “Back to their products before they do it again. We can play the game better than them,” Trump said.
Trump was in opposition to another former president, Barack Obama, who supported Major League Baseball (MLB)’s decision to move his 2021 All-Star Game.
“Congratulations to @MLB for taking a stand on behalf of all citizens. There is no better way for America’s pastime to honor the great Hank Aaron, who has always led by example,” Obama said on Twitter.
Sun Trust Park in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Elsewhere, Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel said she skipped MLB broadcasts.
“Guess what I’m doing today? Don’t watch baseball !!!!” his said on Twitter.
MLB’s decision to move the game could cost the Atlanta economy about $ 100 million in lost revenue, Holly Quinlan, a local tourism official, told CNN on Saturday.
Georgia suffrage activist Stacey Abrams said she supported the league’s decision but did not want “Georgia families hurt by lost events and jobs.”
—Gov. Brian P. Kemp (@GovKemp) 3 April 2021
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who signed the bill, said Fox News that New York’s voting laws were more restrictive than those in Georgia.
“Baseball in the Major League may be scared of Joe Biden and Stacey Abrams, but we are not. We will continue to fight to make it easy to vote and cheat in Georgia,” Kemp said. said on Twitter.