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The Home Depot is facing fresh calls for a boycott following a report that the home-improvement company donated $1 million to Republicans who deny that former President Donald Trump legitimately lost the 2020 presidential election.
Watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) on Wednesday released an updated list of alleged corporate donors to the so-called "Sedition Caucus"—the group's term for GOP lawmakers or committees supporting lawmakers who refused to certify President Joe Biden's win on January 6, 2021.
The Home Depot was third on the list, trailing Boeing and top donor Koch Industries, the company headed by influential conservative donor Charles Koch. Other corporations that feature prominently on the list include AT&T, United Parcel Service (UPS), Lockheed Martin, Comcast and General Motors.
Newsweek reached out for comment to The Home Depot via email on Wednesday.
"Congratulations to @HomeDepot, which has officially donated $1,000,000 to support the members of Congress who voted not to certify the results of the 2020 election," CREW , on Wednesday morning. "Bankrolling the Sedition Caucus is a choice, and Home Depot has doubled down!"
Boycott calls stemming from the CREW report came less than 24 hours after 94-year-old Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, who left the company in 2022 but retains a large amount of stock, vowed to donate to Trump's 2024 presidential campaign even if he is convicted of a crime.
Marcus, whose outspoken support for Republican candidates and causes has sparked multiple calls for boycotts over the years, told Reuters on Tuesday that he thought the ex-president's 91 felony charges were "all trumped up." His remarks also resulted in suggestions of a Home Depot boycott on X.
https://www.newsweek.com/home-depot-faces-boycott-calls-after-republican-donation-revelation-1848082
The Home Depot is facing fresh calls for a boycott following a report that the home-improvement company donated $1 million to Republicans who deny that former President Donald Trump legitimately lost the 2020 presidential election.
Watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) on Wednesday released an updated list of alleged corporate donors to the so-called "Sedition Caucus"—the group's term for GOP lawmakers or committees supporting lawmakers who refused to certify President Joe Biden's win on January 6, 2021.
The Home Depot was third on the list, trailing Boeing and top donor Koch Industries, the company headed by influential conservative donor Charles Koch. Other corporations that feature prominently on the list include AT&T, United Parcel Service (UPS), Lockheed Martin, Comcast and General Motors.
Newsweek reached out for comment to The Home Depot via email on Wednesday.
"Congratulations to @HomeDepot, which has officially donated $1,000,000 to support the members of Congress who voted not to certify the results of the 2020 election," CREW , on Wednesday morning. "Bankrolling the Sedition Caucus is a choice, and Home Depot has doubled down!"
Boycott calls stemming from the CREW report came less than 24 hours after 94-year-old Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, who left the company in 2022 but retains a large amount of stock, vowed to donate to Trump's 2024 presidential campaign even if he is convicted of a crime.
Marcus, whose outspoken support for Republican candidates and causes has sparked multiple calls for boycotts over the years, told Reuters on Tuesday that he thought the ex-president's 91 felony charges were "all trumped up." His remarks also resulted in suggestions of a Home Depot boycott on X.
https://www.newsweek.com/home-depot-faces-boycott-calls-after-republican-donation-revelation-1848082
