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spanone

(135,838 posts)
Sun Aug 12, 2018, 10:09 PM Aug 2018

Trump encourages boycott against Harley-Davidson.

What an asshole.

(CNN)President Donald Trump said it's "great" that consumers might boycott Harley-Davidson if it moves some motorcycle production overseas.

The President tweeted about the potential boycott on Sunday




"Many @harleydavidson owners plan to boycott the company if manufacturing moves overseas. Great!" Trump wrote. "Most other companies are coming in our direction, including Harley competitors. A really bad move! U.S. will soon have a level playing field, or better."

Harley-Davidson did not respond to request for comment on Sunday.

Trump's remark came after the President hosted "Bikers for Trump" supporters at his golf club in Bedminister, New Jersey, over the weekend.


https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/12/politics/trump-harley-davidson-overseas-manufacturing/index.html
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CottonBear

(21,596 posts)
6. My gun toting, H-D owner sibling sells Harley-Davidson apparel at a dealership.
Sun Aug 12, 2018, 11:36 PM
Aug 2018

I NEVER discuss politics w/ my sibling or with their spouse. They have lots of guns and they each own a Harley. I suspect they voted for Trump, although my sibling never voted at all for most of their adult life. I’m not quite sure if they’ve ever voted at all.

I’ll bet that this whole H-D tariffs clusterfuck has them reconsidering their support for the GOP and Dolt45.

TlalocW

(15,382 posts)
7. I've never seen brand-loyalty like I have with Hog owners
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 12:12 AM
Aug 2018

Is he expecting them to switch to other companies and then have these new enlightened bikers brand-shame people who still drive Harleys at future Sturgis rallies?

Cuz I'd pay to see that.

TlalocW

JI7

(89,250 posts)
9. Isn't Trump's Shit made outside of the US ? same with IVanka's trash ?
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 01:32 AM
Aug 2018

why don't people respond with that ???????????

dsc

(52,162 posts)
10. this would be the same bikers for Trump who refused to get American made t shirts
Mon Aug 13, 2018, 08:05 AM
Aug 2018

because they were too expensive.

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