BoycottHomeDepot trends after store's co-founder pledges to donate to Donald Trump 2020 campaign
Numerous social media users slammed Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus after learning he plans to donate to President Donald Trump's re-election campaign.he helped fund Trump's 2016 campaign, and planned on doing so again.
Marcus, who retired from Home Depot in 2002 after serving as its first CEO, made the comments while discussing his plans to leave most of his fortune to charitable causes after his death. Marcus told the publication disagreed with some of Trump's politics, but liked his"businessman's common-sense approach."
He added:"The truth is he has produced more than anybody else. He has. If we look at this country, I would say that we are better off today than we were eight years ago or six years ago.". As of October 2018, he had donated a further $7.9 million to Republican candidates, outside spending groups, committees and PACs, the Center reported.Erik Lesser/Liaison
As the news spread through social media, the hashtag #BoycottHomeDepot began trending on Twitter. Numerous angry customers promised to destroy their Home Depot cards and boycott the store.:"This scumbag donated $7 million to Trump campaign 2016. Remember that when you spend your money with Home Depot."
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