USAA pushed to drop ads on Tucker Carlson Tonight after Fox host disparages military leaders [View all]
USAA pushed to drop ads on Tucker Carlson Tonight after Fox host disparages military leaders
The insurance company, which primarily serves veterans and their families, is one of his few remaining advertisers
By BRETT BACHMAN at Salon
PUBLISHED JUNE 26, 2021 12:57PM (EDT)
https://www.salon.com/2021/06/26/usaa-pushed-to-drop-ads-on-tucker-carlson-tonight-after-fox-host-disparages-military-leaders/
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"Hard to believe that man wears a uniform. He's that unimpressive," Carlson sneered on Thursday. "He's not just a pig, he's stupid."
Several veterans' groups, including the non-partisan Veterans for Responsible Leadership, seized on the comments and called on USAA to cease its ad buys on Carlson's show.
"So, @USAA, is this who you advertise with?" the group's account tweeted. "Asking for 18 million friends."
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Longtime Fox critic and veteran Travis Akers, who previously led a charge to have military institutions boycott the network, also announced he would end his insurance policy unless the company ended its support for Carlson's show.
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