List of companies that support Trump. Please don't buy from them!

[Maraya1969]

Papa Johns
Chick-Fil-A
Home Depot
My Pillow
SoulCycle
Taco Bell
Jimmy Johns
Yuengling
Waffle House
Bed Bath & Beyond
Bloomingdale's
Dillard's
Hudson's Bay
Lord & Taylor
Macy's
New Balance
T.J. Max
Zappos
AT&T
Estée Lauder Co.

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. And don't forget Georgia Pacific paper products- owned by Koch bros

There are so many different brands under the Georgia Pacific name- you have to look at the fine print on the label to know for sure.

[nilram]

7. "Bounty" is a big one for me. (whups! They make Brawny!)

Last edited Mon Jul 6, 2020, 05:22 PM - Edit history (1)

My partner doesn’t pay attention and picks it up all the time at Costco.

(On edit: glad I don’t have to worry about Bounty)

[soothsayer]

14. Oh I thought this was going to be a Russian bounty joke

[Andy823]

24. Bounty is made by

Procter and Gamble, "BRAWNY" is the one made by a Koch company.

[smirkymonkey]

27. Bounty is Procter & Gamble, not Georgia Pacific.

I don't believe they are big supporters of his considering their very pro-AA Rights/LGBT Rights/Women's Rights platform. They are known for being very inclusive and supportive of diversity and all creeds, races and affiliations.

[nilram]

55. Oh, good. Whew! I like the product.

Thanks to everyone who set me straight.

[kas125]

47. They own Brawny and Sparkle, not Bounty.

[rurallib]

54. please fix this - you are trashing an innocent brand

[aeromanKC]

76. KIRKLAND!!!!

The BEST paper products on the market!!!

[yellowdogintexas]

79. Kirkland paper products are delivered on Proctor and Gamble trucks

I asked about it. P & G is not a Koch enterprise

[moonscape]

31. Oh no - they make my favorite Quilted Northern ... :( n/t

[OMGWTF]

50. Short list of Koch household products; they're big into construction materials too.

I have been sharing this list widely for the last 15 years -- please do the same.

KOCH BROTHERS PRODUCTS TO BOYCOTT:

American Greetings Cards
Angel Soft toilet paper
Brawny paper towels
Dixie plates, bowls, napkins and cups
Mardi Gras napkins and towels
Quilted Northern toilet paper
Soft ‘n Gentle toilet paper
Sparkle napkins
Vanity fair napkins
Zee napkins
Georgia-Pacific paper products and envelopes
Lycra
Stainmaster Carpet

[certainot]

77. and ANY advertiser on any republican talk radio station

they're in trouble anyway and with limbaugh dying, the guy they built their monopoly around, a lot of stations are going to to be looking for alternatives and none of them are going to be able to attract the ad rates limbaugh was.

and all it would take is one famous athlete to say they don't want their team to broadcast on KKK radio and a hell of a lot more will join in. any of the 87 universities or pro teams looking for apolitical alternatives will scare a lot of advertisers away lest the boycotts start

the ad industry only has to get a whiff of boycotts aimed at rw radio and they will have to act preemptively before they lose radio advertisers permanently to other media. the ad industry wants those ears and they're going to start trying to democratize talk radio.

forcing the ad industry to ask advertisers if they really want to support the racism and trump and covid and global warming denial and defunding public schools will send a large proportion to the exits

[BComplex]

98. I hope this spreads!

I'd love to see some more of this!

[kimbutgar]

2. No not bed bath and beyond and TJ Maxx that means Marshall's also!

[Bluepinky]

6. I know, I really like TJ Maxx!

[sweetloukillbot]

11. I'm not seeing anything online about TJ Maxx supporting Trump

I see him blasting them for not featuring Ivanka's products.

[NellieStarbuck]

66. I thought TJ Maxx, Marshall's et al

stopped carrying Trump products in their stores back when he was elected and many of us complained to all those stores. I thought they divested. Do you have newer (past couple of years) information? I hope not, because I love those stores.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

52. And Home Goods too

[Sucha NastyWoman]

53. And Home Goods too

[Ponietz]

3. Rosneft and Rusal

[lark]

4. The only one of these I like and use is Macys, they have great clothes.

However, I can forgo them as long as drumpf is in office. Once he's out, if they still run their fabulous clearance sales, I will be back in maybe once every few years, when I need something.

All the rest have been banned from our lives for a long time. You forgot to include Hobby Lobby, though. I also boycott the Koch products like Charmin and Dixie.

[sweetloukillbot]

15. They might not be around once he's out of office...

They're in pretty serious trouble w/ bankruptcy and store closures...

[Ponietz]

16. +1 Hobby Lobby

[Rebl2]

74. Yep

They support right wing agenda, so I’m guessing they support trump. Not very Christian of them.

[smirkymonkey]

30. Charmin is also Procter and Gamble, not a Koch company.

Refer to post #27 for reference. They are nothing like them.

[lark]

33. Sorry, I was trying to remember Koch's popular brands and whiffed on that one.

My bad.

[smirkymonkey]

36. No problem.

It's easy to confuse brands, but we don't want to harm companies that do good so it's just a good idea to correct when we can.

[RussellCattle]

46. Amen to that. This list has "Papa John's" on it and they have been reported before for....

....the right wing support and racism of their founder. Unfortunately, "Papa Murphy's" sales took a hit soon afterwards because people confused the two. Like you said, let's not harm the good guys.

[Squidly]

82. Are they still big RW supporters?

Now that they got rid of their founder are they still supporters? Their pizza is horrible, but just curious.

[RussellCattle]

94. I really don't know, but John Schnatter, the founder, has had an ongoing and contentious...

...relationship with the company, stepping down first as CEO, then as Chairman of the Board after his racist views and comments became known. He still owns 31% of the company, which has instituted rules to prevent him from regaining a controlling interest. It's tough because there are no doubt a bunch of franchise owners who paid $25,000 to open their stores who are good people, as well as a bunch of young people, cooks and delivery drivers, who one would hate to hurt. My take? I won't buy their pizza and I'll hope that anyone hurt by this goes to work for a better company that is thriving because of this. I've heard that Pizza delivery sales are way up because of people staying safe at home. And I'll double my usually generous tip to the kid who is taking risks by delivering to my door.

[RVN VET71]

45. Macy's may be gone soon because of the ebb tides of business

They're closing stores and laying off employees all over the country. So like it and shop there while you can.

[Cha]

96. I read that.. that Macy's was having trouble

and closing stores.

Talk about karma from supporting trump who's responsible for the Pandemic spreading so deadly in the USA.

[Dukkha]

72. Macy's cuts ties with Trump years ago

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/macy-s-cuts-ties-trump-n385131

[lark]

97. Oh good. I can shop there occasionally if they don't go under before then.

They have the best sales, but I'm retired and so don't need the professional wardrobe that I used to have to wear to work. So glad a quality co. like this isn't involved with drumpf.

[Danmel]

90. Charmin is P&G

Not Koch

[alittlelark]

5. I am only guilty of Home Depot.

Lowes is an extra half hour away.

[MyOwnPeace]

17. My understanding is.....

the "founder" of Home Depot is a "Trumpster."

However, he's no longer a part of the firm and I've seen (can't find source at the moment) Home Depot's response to the "support claim" and they have tried to put distance between "Home Depot" and the "founder."

[FakeNoose]

64. Menard's is another one - same type of do-it-yourself stores

We've had several posts on DU about the Menard's owner being a ultra-conservative ChumpHumper.
I think it's a regional chain though. Not everyone knows Menard's.

[Squidly]

83. They treat their employees like crap

As does Home Depot. Unfortunately, some of us just dont have much of a choice when they are the only game for miles.

[Laffy Kat]

8. I can totally live with this, no problem whatsoever! nt

[ARPad95]

9. Home Depot is the only one we frequent, but it's easy to switch to Lowes.

[Ferrets are Cool]

40. Not sure you should be so quick to make that jump...

Lowes 2018 Total Contributions from this PAC to federal candidates
(25% to Democrats, 75% to Republicans) $602,000
House
Total to Democrats: $127,000
Total to Republicans: $387,500

[2naSalit]

10. Don't buy from them already so...

No problem with that!

[SammyWinstonJack]

59. I don't either so problem here.

[Sanity Claws]

12. I am guilty of shopping at 2-3 of these stores

Before I start boycotting them, can you tell me the source of this list? I just want to make sure it is right before I stop shopping there.

BTW, a couple of these stores have filed bankruptcy and will likely be gone shortly.

[stopdiggin]

38. +1 who compiled this list

and specifically what support is included ...?
sorry to be so untrusting, but ...

[central scrutinizer]

13. Only AT&T for me

They gave us an 18% discount for union members. Admittedly, I’m too intimidated by the zillions of choices to switch to another carrier.

[subterranean]

18. If you buy shipping supplies, avoid buying from Uline.

Their owners are rabid right-wingers and Republican mega-donors.

[soothsayer]

19. Taco Bell but not the other Yum! brands?

What about Wendy’s? Or was that just a franchise

[leftieNanner]

20. I think it's all the YUM brands

Saw a report about that recently.

It's the CEO of YUM who's a big Trump supporter.

[Ms. Toad]

60. No.

It is the CEO of a company that own of several individual franchises: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/11/fact-check-franchise-owner-not-wendys-ceo-gave-400-k-trump-2020/5342047002/

Which is, of course the danger of an unvetted list. Innocent companies get targeted based on rumors.

[leftieNanner]

65. Thank you for the correction

[jimfields33]

21. Zappos? Grrrr. Just bought two pair of sneakers from them.

I think they are the best fit for my fat feet of all shoes. I need to go to snoops on this and hope this is a mistake. At least I won’t buy any for a year now. By then president Biden will be president.

[Karadeniz]

22. I have wide feet...in Honolulu I was told I had luau feet! Now you know!

[moonscape]

32. LOL @luau feet :) n/t

[IronLionZion]

58. Same, I bought New Balance sneakers from them

they seemed like good companies

[snort]

73. Zappos is owned by Amazon/Bezos.

Not sure why the Beezer would be giving to tRump.

[redstatebluegirl]

23. What is the source of this list?

I think is is incomplete.

[Wellstone ruled]

25. Let's add

Menard's,Uline Plastics,ABC Building Products(Roofing),White Wave Foods,Cambria Counter Tops,Sun Country Airlines(Davies Family major ownership),TD Amera-Trade,TD Dominion Bank(both owned by the Ricketts Family.

And of course,Tesla and Facebook.

[Celerity]

29. WhiteWave Foods was acquired by Danone, the French consortium in 2016, so how

are they supporting Trump?

[Wellstone ruled]

35. So White Wave deal finally

closed,sorry for putting them on the list. Just checked the Google on the sale closing.

[MrsMatt]

37. Sun Country was sold in 2017

Used the $ to invest in the dairy industry.

https://www.davisfamilydairies.com

[Wellstone ruled]

39. Hedge Fund owned?

Davies Family sold their Cheese Plants to Bell Cheese of Holland in and around that same time.

One of the Davies Family was in a major Dean Foods management spot up till late last year. Understand the Saputo Family finally cleaned up that nightmare.

[MrsMatt]

43. I don't think Thomas Davis (Dean Foods)

is related to Mitch or Marty.

[ooky]

26. The only company on that list I have to do business with is

New Balance. I haven't found another shoe brand that offers the shoe size I need with the extra width.

[smirkymonkey]

28. I don't use or patronize any of those brands/stores.

Which is good because that means I don't need to make any changes at all.

[panader0]

34. Me either. I do admit to using Angel Soft,

but I abuse it and then flush it down.

[smirkymonkey]

67. Abuse that Koch Industry Angel Soft!

And flush it hard!

If you have to use it, abuse it. However, I would suggest switching to another brand so as not to enrich the Kochs any further.

Personally, I use Scott 1000 Roll, which is made by Kimberly-Clark. They used to give most of their donations to republicans, but over the past few years they have given more money to Democrats. Also, it lasts a lot longer and I hate changing rolls so often.

Why can't other companies get on board with the 1000 sheets? I will buy generic 1000 sheets, I am not particularly loyal to Scott, but this 300-somthing sheet is completely annoying.

[tavernier]

75. Scott is the only brand name tp I can't use...

Like wiping your tushy with Christmas tissue paper. I thought I was alone on this but my family piped up and said they couldn’t use it either for the same reason. But I find that generic brands work just fine and usually are at least half the price.

[Xolodno]

41. Hate to be negative...but...

Many companies donate both to the Republican and Democratic Party in equal amounts. Chik-Fil-A wouldn't surprise me if they were a GOP donor only. But some others on your list, I have to question if they completely donate only to the GOP.

[Lulu KC]

42. Zappo's is owned by Amazon

How can that be? Am I confused?

[Buckeye_Democrat]

44. Cripes, that probably explains why my coworker...

... always wanted to order food from Papa John's and Jimmy Johns during our lunch breaks. He liked Chick-Fil-A and Taco Bell too, when using a drive-thru instead.

He was a Trump supporter, but I just assumed he preferred the food at those places for whatever reason. There were other pizza joints, other Mexican restaurants (far more authentic too), a KFC, and other options. Yet he'd always want that other crap.

[Awsi Dooger]

87. Those restaurants you listed are notorious pro-GOP

I swore them off a decade or so ago after finding out. I guarantee your co-worker was well aware of the politics.

On the list I am guilty of Home Depot and AT&T. I'd prefer Lowes but there is only one nearby location and 20 minutes further away than Home Depot.

AT&T sucks. I know they got the huge tax bail out from Trump and totally lied about what they would do with the savings. I stick with them only because the streaming services are an overrated option, guaranteed to jack up prices. Plus I can always talk my way into decent deals through the AT&T retention department.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

88. Yeah, I bet he knew.

I don't usually go to that much trouble, especially with bigger problems in the world.

[MRDAWG]

48. Thanks, Going to Lowes from now on. I forgot............

the big fund raiser Home Depot did for W.

I do remember Arthur Blank having a fund raiser for Kerry.

[DanieRains]

49. Noted

Why I try to go to Lowes.

[erronis]

51. DON'T TRUST THIS LIST WITHOUT ATTRIBUTION!

Just someone's (or some bot's) list?

May be totally accurate or totally inaccurate. No way to tell.

[Beartracks]

56. Nooo, not Waffle House!

And what do you mean these companies "support Trump": the owners make large donations to the Trump campaign and/or stump around for him?

=========

[quickesst]

57. I look at it as having two choices

First, I only frequent a couple of the places named.

1. I can boycott these companies that without a powerful, national force will have very little or no impact. The CEOs will still be eating caviar and drinking champagne.

2. I can continue to frequent these businesses, and enjoy the products while at the same time help regular people like you and me keep their jobs that support their families.

I think I'll go with the regular people and their families.

[Roland99]

61. Taco Bell is part of Yum! Brands. I believe you're referring to a large franchisee

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/11/fact-check-franchise-owner-not-wendys-ceo-gave-400-k-trump-2020/5342047002/

[Ms. Toad]

62. How about deleting the specific list -

or providing documentation.

This list perpetuates at least one allegation of supporting Trump that was disproven perhaps a month ago.

Taco Bell is owned by YUM. Earlier allegations that the YUM CEO supported Trump were proven false. The Trump supporter is the CEO of Muy! a company that owns several Wendys, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut franchises - not the parent companies. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/11/fact-check-franchise-owner-not-wendys-ceo-gave-400-k-trump-2020/5342047002/

So boycotting Taco Bell (or all the YUM companies) includes boycotting franchise owners who may well support Biden.

Since at least that one sloppiness (that was proven incorrect) is in your list, it would be best to either delete the list, or to find a source that has fully vetted each, so innocent (or even supportive) parties do not get caught up in overzealous boycotts based on inaccurate information.

[FakeNoose]

63. K & R Bookmarked

Thanks for these lists!

[3Hotdogs]

68. Oh noos. Not Waffle House?

[Mr. Ected]

69. If that means that all the other companies are for Joe

I think we have reason to celebrate!

[a kennedy]

70. Zappos????? Damn I love z@ppos. Damn.

[mvd]

71. Some of those are on this list, with reasons

https://donegood.co/blogs/news/boycott-trump-companies-to-avoid

My pharmacy is CVS. Now I want to change.

[Duppers]

78. Good here, except that Estee Lauder makes

Clinique products & Clinique moisturizer is the only moisturizer I can use b/c of my horrible allergies. I've been using that great stuff for almost 50yrs! Wish there were a substitute but I don't know of one.

[leftieNanner]

86. Estee Lauder

Owns almost all of the department store cosmetic brands. Origins, MAC, Clinique...

[JI7]

95. have you tried kiehls ?

[yellowdogintexas]

80. I recently found out that Etsy is 100% blue according to this

tool that is now popping up on my shopping sites. No Warnings at all. I don't know where this app came from but I liked it

[Progressive dog]

81. Searched for Bed Bath And Beyond and found this

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bed-bath-beyond-stopped-selling-its-trump-products_n_58deadc3e4b0c777f78731ea
A list like that should be checked before posting for accuracy.
A founder of Home Depot did donate big bucks to Trump, but he hasn't worked at Home Depot for over twenty years.
New Balance is opposed to Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2016/nov/15/does-new-balance-really-support-trump-trainers-trade-plans
Those are just the three I bothered to check. Surprisingly, groups and people associated with Chick-Fil-A donated more to Bernie Sanders than to Trump. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/16/fact-check-restaurant-chains-dont-directly-donate-trump-campaign/3126204001/

[Squidly]

84. Im surprised that Walmart

Donates about equally to Dems and Repubs while many of their owned companies donate exclusively to Dems. Learn something new every day.

[leftieNanner]

85. Found another one tonight

Weather Tech

The guy is a big Trump supporter. Too bad. I actually considered buying some new floor mats for my car from him.

[live love laugh]

89. Damn I was in Home Depot today ... Macy's I have a card ...

ATT I’m in the market for an alternative to Comcast ...

I need to rethink my purchase options.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

91. Let's face some reality folks.....

Most corporate boards of directors are loaded with right-wingers that promote dog-eat-dog laissez-faire capitalism's methods in their day-to-day operations where it really counts.

That means anti-regulation, anti-worker's rights and pro-profits at any cost and that's what it takes to keep Wall Street and investors happy. Some may even intentionally contribute equally to both parties to maintain the appearance of neutrality.

One would need to look at a company's overall long-term behavior to evaluate their humanistic value and I suspect we would be extremely disappointed in perhaps 90% of them all.

It's great to avoid those who are overtly right-wing or pushing religious freedom in the workplace but I fear most are covertly right-wing at their core.

KY

[Niagara]

92. I couldn't find anything about LL Bean for 2020

Although Linda Bean had donated 55K to tRump supporting PAC previously.



Other companies are as follows. There is more at the link, but I found this link to be little squirrelly.




Marvel Entertainment:
Isaac Perlmutter, chairman and former CEO of Marvel Entertainment, donated a maximum contribution of $360,000 to Trump Victory in 2019. It's worth noting that Marvel Entertainment handles the comic book and TV side of the Marvel brand, and is separate from the popular film productions of Marvel Studios.


CVS Pharmacy:
According to a February 2018 report in the Wall Street Journal, the national pharmacy chain donated to $35,000 to the Trump Victory PAC and is one of the Trump reelection campaign's biggest corporate donors.




https://www.politicalflare.com/2019/10/boycott-here-are-the-companies-supporting-donald-trumps-2020-campaign/

[JI7]

93. how about Facebook ?