Macy’s Drops Donald Trump After Controversial Remarks
“In light of statements made by Donald Trump, which are inconsistent with Macy’s values, we have decided to discontinue our business relationship with Mr. Trump and will phase-out the Trump menswear collection, which has been sold at Macy’s since 2004,” a spokesman said in a statement.
The decision was made after a MoveOn.org petition called for the department store to abandon Trump’s line of clothing. “Donald Trump does not reflect ‘the magic of Macy’s.’ We urge you to sever ties with him,” the petition read. “Macy’s says it has a strong obligation to be ‘socially responsible’ and that ‘actions speak louder than words.’ Indeed. It’s time to act.”
Macy’s joins two other ex-business partners, NBCUniversal and Univision, who have severed ties with the businessman in response to his calling immigrants from Mexico and other countries “rapists” and “criminals.”
Trump released a statement regarding the Macy’s severance, claiming it was his idea to leave the business relationship.
“I have decided to terminate my relationship with Macy’s because of the pressure being put on them by outside sources. While selling Trump ties and shirts at Macy’s is a small business in terms of dollar volume, my principles are far more important and therefore much more valuable,” he said.
“Clearly, NBC and Macy’s support illegal immigration, which is totally detrimental to the fabric of our once great country. Both Macy’s and NBC totally caved at the first sight of potential difficulty with special interest groups who are nothing more than professional agitators, who are not looking out for the people they purport to represent, but only for themselves. It is people like this that are actually running our country because our leaders are weak and ineffective,” he concluded.
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