pic.twitter.com/Yde5LX150d. Trump’s Taxes: Everything Old Is New Again, A Reminder to American Jews: Civilization Is Fragile. ", "So, you’re allowed to talk good or to praise one president, but you’re not allowed to aid in economic and educational prosperity?" Here’s what one week of online school is like for my 7- and 5-year-old kids. All Rights Reserved. "[W]e’re all truly blessed at the same time to have a leader like President Trump who is a builder," he said. The company has not officially addressed the backlash, although Unanue essentially responding "I said what I said" seems like it could be the final word—at least from their side. Consumers are boycotting Goya, but will it work? “Americans should think twice before buying their products.”, Miranda, the creator of Hamilton, tweeted, “We learned to bake bread in this pandemic, we can learn to make our own adobo con pimienta. And Trump’s immigration policy has targeted Latinx people in particular — featuring, for example, harsh detainment policies like child separation that violate international human rights standards. One relevant precedent here is a 1982 Supreme Court ruling that an NAACP boycott of white merchants in Mississippi seeking to secure “compliance by both civic and business leaders with a lengthy list of demands for equality and racial justice,” was protected by the First Amendment.
Within hours of Unanue's appearance, #BoycottGoy, #Goyaway, and #Goya were all trending on Twitter. A single adult without kids making $18,000 would have paid more. Barrett's Fellow College Alumni Resort to 'Hate Group' Smears Against ACB. newsletter. "It's shameful and appalling that the president of Goya Foods is praising the most anti-Latino president in the history of our country," Nathalie Reyes, the CEO of the Latino Victory Fund, told NBC News. We pray for our leadership, our president, and we pray for our country, that we will continue to prosper and to grow.”. Unanue’s right and capacity to express his ideas about the president — or any other matter — remain intact even if profit margins at Goya, a multibillion-dollar company, take a hit due to pushback from boycott campaigns. “He came to this country to build, to grow, to prosper. he said. In an interview on Fox & Friends, Unanue argued that the online campaign revealed a double standard, pointing to the fact that he attended a healthy eating initiative at the invitation of former president Barack Obama and and first lady Michelle Obama in 2012. "Now their CEO, Bob Unanue, is praising a president who villainizes and maliciously attacks Latinos for political gain. Goya Foods is now problematic. Unanue remains free to express his political opinions. Erika Beras Jul 10, 2020 Goya CEO Robert Unanue, left, praised Trump on Thursday, sparking a boycott of the brand. “Calls for economic boycotts are clearly speech, not the suppression of speech.
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