Since one of us is an architect and we're always doing home projects we spend a lot of money in home improvement places like Lowes and Home Depot. Well, in lieu of the news that the Home Depot Co-Founder Bernie Marcus is a Trump supporter there was a boycott announced. Although the company said they don't endorse political candidates, he's still the co-founder and still makes a big profit off the chain, so we don't shop there (and haven't for a year) and we refuse to support him.
The Home Depot company DID disassociate themselves from the co-founder in a statement (below).
In the News (from June 2016): Home Depot Billionaire Cofounder's Endorsement Of Trump Triggers Call To Boycott The Retailer
SOURCE: Forbes Money Magazine 6-12-16
Billionaire Bernard Marcus,
The Home Depot cofounder, probably never thought that his public
endorsement of Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump for President
would turn sour for the home improvement and construction products
retailer. But it caused boycotts.
The Home Depot took the unusual step of disassociating the company from
its cofounder's endorsement of Trump. "Bernie Marcus retired from the
company 14 years ago, so he is not speaking on behalf of The Home Depot.
The company does not endorse Presidential candidates," Stephen Holmes,
Director of Corporate Communications at The Home Depot, told me.
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