Land O'Lakes faces boycott calls over its donation to GOP Rep. Steve King
By Maura Judkis October 29 at 3:16 PM
A dairy company’s political donation has churned up online cries for a boycott of its products. According to the Federal Election Commission, Land O’Lakes, the purveyor of grocery store staples such as butter, milk and cream, gave $2,500 to U.S. Rep. Steve King’s campaign on June 29. King is an Iowa Republican who is the member of Congress most openly affiliated with white nationalism. He has retweeted a Nazi sympathizer and has displayed a Confederate flag on his desk.
The news about Land O’ Lakes’s donation was amplified by prominent liberals: Former presidential candidate Howard Dean and former ThinkProgress editor in chief Judd Legum tweeted about it, as well as TV host Soledad O’Brien. Each of their tweets has hundreds of replies calling for a boycott.
In the wake of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, King’s white nationalist statements are once again under scrutiny. Fast Company reported that Intel, another company that donated to King, has dropped its support for his campaign.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2018/10/29/land-olakes-faces-boycott-calls-over-its-donation-to-gop-rep-steve-king/
