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Anti-Trump critics call for boycott against Airbnb after co-founder reportedly joins DOGE
The Blaze ^ | February 17, 2025 | Staff

Posted on 02/18/2025 11:54:34 AM PST by Twotone

Some anti-Trump critics called for a boycott against Airbnb after the company's co-founder reportedly joined the government accountability effort led by tech billionaire Elon Musk.

Billionaire Joe Gebbia is going to sign on to the Department of Government Efficiency, according to a report by the New York Times. Gebbia is also a board member at Tesla, the electric car company owned by Musk.

Opponents of the DOGE effort rushed to their accounts on X, which is also owned by Elon Musk, to complain and call for a boycott against a service owned by someone so closely aligned with the DOGE.

"YIKES! As someone (among thousands of Canadians) who've booked through AirBnB just learned co-founder of AirBnB has joined with Elon Musk DOGE team. Boycott AirBnB! There are other vacation rentals," replied Cheri DiNovo, a minister and queer activist.

"Deleted my Airbnb app now that the CEO is working for Elmo and DOGE," said Canadian broadcaster Alan Cross.

"The billionaire co-owner of AIRBNB is now a part of DOGE. BOYCOTT! Do not book any stays at AIRBNB properties! Shut it down! I can GUARANTEE that most of their clients are DEMOCRATS! Use your POWER!" responded one account identifying as a "fascism fighter."

"Farewell @Airbnb. We’ve had some great memories," said another detractor. "DOGE lacks the humanity factor required to care for our nations [sic] most vulnerable citizens - elderly, children, disabled, & veterans. We elect public servants. Running the GOV isn’t running your company where employees don’t matter."

The Times reported that Gebbia had been a Democratic donor and had donated $200,000 each to the campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, but had recently become Republican because of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Gebbia had no comment about the report.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: airbnb; doge
Subtitle: Billionaire Joe Gebbia had previously been a large Democratic donor.
1 posted on 02/18/2025 11:54:34 AM PST by Twotone
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To: Twotone

And that means the rat party wants to make an example of him for daring to leave the rat party plantation.


2 posted on 02/18/2025 11:55:52 AM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Twotone

Those nutbars are insane.


3 posted on 02/18/2025 11:56:55 AM PST by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and don't wish to smile.)
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To: Twotone
"Some anti-Trump critics" want to stop finding fraud, waste and corruption because that is what will further identify the "anti-Trump critics."

The Deep Blob wails aloud!

4 posted on 02/18/2025 11:58:45 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: Twotone

Democrats everywhere sure don’t want fraud, waste and abuse discovered. You have to ask yourself “why is that?”


5 posted on 02/18/2025 12:00:34 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole.)
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To: Twotone

gebbia has enough fu money to say

gfy


6 posted on 02/18/2025 12:02:55 PM PST by joshua c
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To: Twotone

We operate 4 Airbnb units (3 outdoor tiny houses and an apartment) and are never asked about our politics. Liberal boycotts never amount to anything anyway.


7 posted on 02/18/2025 12:03:55 PM PST by bertmerc1 (Conservative Buddhist)
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To: Twotone

But of course. It is deemed a crime against humanity to align oneself with Elon Musk and Trump.


8 posted on 02/18/2025 12:05:58 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Twotone

Are Michelle Malkin and her family still banned from Airbnb?


9 posted on 02/18/2025 12:08:58 PM PST by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Democrat cult.)
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To: clee1

My thoughts as well.

Posted a few times the question:
Do these idiots actually understand what they are protesting against?

Are they really in favor of widespread corruption, fraud and abuse of our tax dollars and the horrific increase in our national debt?


10 posted on 02/18/2025 12:13:40 PM PST by sjmjax
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To: Twotone

That’s like telling them to boycott Bentleys, or private jets.


11 posted on 02/18/2025 12:22:09 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Black guy upon receiving a MAGA hat: "MURICA!")
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To: SaxxonWoods

It’s not just airbnb.


12 posted on 02/18/2025 12:28:16 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: sjmjax

I don’t think they have the intelligence to understand.


13 posted on 02/18/2025 12:36:57 PM PST by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and don't wish to smile.)
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To: Twotone

I don’t trust this guy, he’s a plant to see what the DOGE boys are doing


14 posted on 02/18/2025 12:51:17 PM PST by PMAS (Vote with your wallets, there are 80 million of us - No China made, No Amazon)
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To: Twotone

Bkmk


15 posted on 02/18/2025 1:40:01 PM PST by sauropod (Make sure Satan has to climb over a lot of Scripture to get to you. John MacArthur Ne supra crepidam)
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To: Twotone

Wait, scummy liberals that destroy and leave Airbnb’s filthy are going to boycott Airbnb….what’s the downside?


16 posted on 02/18/2025 2:03:30 PM PST by Mastador1
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To: Twotone
“I can GUARANTEE that most of their clients are DEMOCRATS! Use your POWER!" responded one account identifying as a "fascism fighter."

Funny, all the people I know who have used AirBNB are Trump supporters. Then again, I don't associate with many people who aren't, these days.

17 posted on 02/18/2025 5:25:59 PM PST by Albion Wilde (“Did you ever meet a woke person that’s happy? There’s no such thing.” —Donald J. Trump)
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