TRUMP: Boycott Macy s
Earlier in the day, Macy’s said it was snubbing Trump because of the “disparaging characterizations” he made about Mexican immigrants during his campaign launch. Among other things, Trump accused Mexico of sending its “rapists” and drug dealers to the US.
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Author: Kathryn Kattalia, NY Daily News
7 Jul 2011 Author: Kathryn Kattalia, NY Daily News
Retailers such as Nike and Macy’s boycott cotton from Uzbekistan to protest child labor
Superstores Walmart and Macy’s have joined up with such big names as Liz Claiborne, Nike, Eileen Fisher and Nautica [part of VF Corp.] to sign a pledge boycotting the use of cotton from Uzbekistan, WWD reported. They are among the first companies to team up with the nonprofit group Responsible Sourcing Network to demand that the country stop using forced child labor to harvest its cotton crop. The group’s organizers claim that two million children are forced to leave school annually and work in the fields for two months during harvest time, facing harmful chemicals and pesticides. The group expects to have 70 companies representing hundreds of brands on board by the time New York Fashion Week begins in September, WWD reported.
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TRUMP: Boycott Macy’s
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Real-estate mogul and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump called for a boycott of Macy’s on Wednesday after the retail company said it would drop Trump’s products.
Earlier in the day, Macy’s said it was snubbing Trump because of the “disparaging characterizations” he made about Mexican immigrants during his campaign launch. Among other things, Trump accused Mexico of sending its “rapists” and drug dealers to the US.
In addition to blasting Macy’s in an official statement, Trump attacked Macy’s in a series of tweets for being “weak on border security”:
Macy’s is only the latest in a string of businesses that have cut ties with Trump in the past week. NBC, Univision, and the Mexican media company Televisa all recently announced they would not show Trump’s Miss Universe Organization beauty pageants because of his comments about immigrants.
“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best; they’re not sending you,” Trump said in his June announcement speech, according to a transcript. “They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”
Trump, who said he was criticizing the Mexican government and not its people, has aggressively responded to the companies that are ending their relationships with him. He said he was suing Univision for $500 million. He denounced NBC as “weak.” And he insisted that he was the one cutting ties with Macy’s — not the other way around.
He also argued that the Macy’s snub proved how difficult it was for billionaires like him to seek political office.
“I have always said that if you are successful, it is very hard to run for office, especially the office of president,” he said in his Wednesday statement. “I have also continually stated that I am not beholden to anyone, and this includes NBC and Macy’s. Clearly, NBC and Macy’s support illegal immigration.”
Trump products at Macy’s include $70 dress shirts, $65 ties, and a fragrance called “Success.”
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