Extreme-right Fox News opinion host Tucker Carlson decided that it would be advisable to be racist on live television. Well, now he’s paying the price after multiple companies decided to stop advertising on his show.
According to Media Matters, Carlson lost more than a handful of advertisers after going on a rant against Black Lives Matter protestors.
Media Matters reports that the advertisers that have abandoned Carlson this week include T-Mobile, SmileDirectClub, Disney, Vari and Papa John’s Pizza.
According Carlson, Black Lives Matter “is definitely not about black lives,” but rather, is an example of “left-wing mobs” that are out to “cancel your rights.”
Democrats, Carlson said on June 8, “encourage theft and mayhem as if that will help.”
T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert took to Twitter this week after a costumer asked if Carlson’s message was one his company could support.
His response: “It definitely is not. Bye-bye Tucker Carlson!”
It definitely is not. Bye-bye Tucker Carlson! #BlackLivesMatter
— Mike Sievert (@MikeSievert) June 10, 2020
As I listen to the life experiences of some of @TMobile’s African-American team members, I can’t imagine hearing them and not being personally moved. I come away each time reminded of my responsibility to drive change right now, to make T-Mobile a better place to work for all.
— Mike Sievert (@MikeSievert) June 9, 2020
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