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- People on social media are calling for a boycott of Home Depot after its co-founder pledged his support for President Trump in the upcoming 2020 election.
- In a Friday opinion article in Fox News, Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus explained why he was supporting a second term for President Trump and why other Americans should do similarly.
- Marcus donated $7 million to Trump during the 2016 campaign, data from the Center for Responsive Politics showed.
- “Bernie retired from The Home Depot about 20 years ago and does not speak on behalf of the company,” a Home Depot spokesperson told Business Insider. “The Home Depot does not give money to presidential campaigns or endorse presidential candidates.”
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Angry shoppers are once again calling for a boycott of Home Depot after its co-founder announced his support for President Trump in the 2020 election.
In a Friday opinion article in Fox News, Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus explained why he was supporting a second term for President Trump and why other Americans should do similarly. In the wake of the article, people took to Twitter to voice their disapproval using the hashtag #boycotthomedepot.
—Chip Franklin (@chipfranklin) October 30, 2020
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Marcus caused a similar uproar in July of 2019 when he said he planned to donate to to the president’s 2020 reelection bid in an interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Following the publication of the interview, the #boycotthomedepot hashtag was used in tweets to call out Marcus’ donations to Trump.
Marcus, who Forbes reported is worth $7.4 billion, left Home Dept in 2002 but the billionaire is a known megadonor for the GOP and donated $7 million to Trump during the 2016 campaign, data from the Center for Responsive Politics showed.
“Bernie retired from The Home Depot about 20 years ago and does not speak on behalf of the company,” a Home Depot spokesperson told Business Insider. “The Home Depot does not give money to presidential campaigns or endorse presidential candidates.”
In response to the latest backlash against Home Depot on Twitter, some people vocalized support for Marcus' position. Others criticized the boycott and noted that the backlash for Home Depot was undeserved, given that Marcus had retired in 2002.
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