Trump urges Americans to boycott Goodyear Tire after the company told employees they couldn’t wear MAGA hats or any political attire to work
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Americans to boycott Goodyear Tires after a photo of the of a company policy not allowing MAGA-branded or “Blue Lives Matter” apparel spread online.
“Don’t buy GOODYEAR TIRES – They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS,” he tweeted. “Get better tires for far less! (This is what the Radical Left Democrats do. Two can play the same game, and we have to start playing it now!).”
Shares of Goodyear fell more than 4% after the tweet was sent, before recovering about half of the dip.
The incendiary message comes after a photo purporting to show a Goodyear policy — which prohibited employees from wearing Trump campaign or anti-Black Lives Matter apparel — spread quickly online Tuesday.
In a statement at the time, Goodyear said the policy was designed to allow employees to promote equity issues, especially in the wake of renewed protests against police and racial violence in recent months, while avoiding specific political positions.
“Goodyear is committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace where all of our associates can do their best in a spirit of teamwork,” the company told Kansas’s WIBW-TV of the policies on Tuesday.
“As part of this commitment, we do allow our associates to express their support on racial injustice and other equity issues but ask that they refrain from workplace expressions, verbal or otherwise, in support of political campaigning for any candidate or political party as well as other similar forms of advocacy that fall outside the scope of equity issues.”
In a follow-up Wednesday after Trump’s tweet, Goodyear said the viral photo was not part of a corporate-sponsored training, but did not go into details about the image’s origin.
“Goodyear has always wholeheartedly supported both equality and law enforcement and will continue to do so,” it said. “These are not mutually exclusive.”