Posted on 04/03/2021 9:27:19 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Former President Donald Trump on April 2 urged people to boycott Major League Baseball (MLB), Coca-Cola, Delta, and other corporations which are openly opposing election reforms enacted by Republicans in Georgia.
“Baseball is already losing tremendous numbers of fans, and now they leave Atlanta with their All-Star Game because they are afraid of the Radical Left Democrats who do not want voter I.D., which is desperately needed, to have anything to do with our elections,” Trump wrote in a statement released by his Save America political action committee. “Boycott baseball and all of the woke companies that are interfering with Free and Fair Elections. Are you listening Coke, Delta, and all!”
MLB on Friday announced that it will move its All-Star game from Atlanta in protest of the election reform package passed by the state’s Republicans last month. MLB Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. announced the move in a news release saying that the decision was the best way to “demonstrate our values as a sport.”
MLB, Coca-Cola, and Delta did not respond to requests for comment.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, signed a package of election reforms into law last month which expanded voting hours and access to early voting. The new law also requires absentee voters to provide a copy of their ID alongside their ballot, something the state had already required for in-person voters.
Georgia was one of six states where Trump challenged the outcome of the 2020 election. That state ultimately certified President Joe Biden as the winner after several recounts. Trump claimed that the election in Georgia was tainted by fraud and was run by rules put in place through an unconstitutional process.
Minutes prior to the boycott message, the former president released a statement about election fraud.
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As usual, Dead-On Don is Right On Target
I get the call, but do these ever work? And I mean both ways. Conservative boycotts of Coke and Nike will never do anything; likewise all the libs talking about boycotting Florida, FedEx and Publix after the Parkland shooting in 2018 did nothing either, or the left’s never-ending boycott of Chick-fil-A.
The simple fact is most Americans are apathetic about this stuff, either not knowing or not caring and seeing it as stupid political nonsense. The partisans making noise are a microscopic minority.
Trump’s going to drop his diet Coke? He needs to release numerous pictures of him with a Pepsi; that would cause Code demand to plummet.
Haven’t had a Coca-Cola in years, but i do drink bottled water. Anybody have what brands of bottled water Coca-Cola owns or distributes?
You think Pepsi Corp is any better?
They are all compromised.
I am boycotting every one of the demon companies.
Trump WON.
The criminal regime in DC needs to be hit where it hurts.
They are also unconstitutional and illegal regardless of what Pence says and he knows it!
We do not have to comply with a criminal regime.
We are free and also do not have to comply with the quack Fauci and his daily muttering! He’s a loser along with the regime in the Whitehut and Pelousy can kiss Trump’s ass.
Yeah, but they have kept their mouths shut about Georgia’s election law, so far.
Only because they aren’t headquartered in Georgia.
That is the last time I drink Delta or fly on Coke. lol
They are all compromised.
So far Pepsi hasn't attacked Georgia for their voter laws. They're about the only alternative available to Trump. I don't see him as a bottled water kind of guy.
Thank you for the heads up, sorry Topo Chico, you're done.
Interesting that MLB went woke.
Unlike, NBA which is dominated by talented black players,
MLB is not. Most MLB fans and viewers are white.
So MLB just attacked their fan base.
Get woke, go broke.
dasani and smartwater are owned by coca cola
I’d like to join the boycott, but I don’t buy coke products. I don’t fly often, but Delta is off the list. And I’d rather poke myself in the eye with a stick than watch a baseball game.
I am in the same boat as you. If I am ever in a restaurant where they have NFL/MLB/NBA on I am going to ask them to turn the channel.
I was a sports photographer for several years. I used to say that I hated watching baseball when I got paid to watch baseball. And now...you could not pay me enough to watch baseball.
Coca-Cola has beverages and contracts with businesses, including the airlines. I guess it’s possible to pack your own drinks. I did it years ago when I actually flew a few times a year, but now, not so much.
It won’t really work but may stop other companies from coming out against these things.
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