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    Biden campaign faces backlash for TV ad depicting Michigan tech CEO as struggling bar owner


    Biden campaign faces backlash for TV ad depicting Michigan tech CEO as struggling bar owner
    The Blind Pig co-owner blamed President Trump, not Democratic Gov. Whitmer, for his bar's economic downturn
    By Danielle Wallace
    Biden campaign faces backlash for TV ad depicting Michigan tech CEO as struggling bar owner | Fox News


    The Biden team is under fire for releasing a TV campaign ad last week depicting a Michigan bar owner struggling to keep his business afloat during the pandemic.

    What the ad fails to mention is the man is actually a wealthy tech investor who made contributions to the former vice president's campaign. He also supported Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-at-home orders that kept businesses shuttered longer.

    The ad, which was posted to YouTube on Thursday and aired Sunday on CBS during NFL games, features Joe Malcoun, who is listed as the "co-owner" of The Blind Pig, a once-popular bar and music venue in Ann Arbor, Mich. Malcoun blamed his business' economic downturn on President Trump's COVID-19 response.

    "For 50 years, The Blind Pig has been open and crowded – but right now it's an empty room," he says in the one-minute ad, showing the empty venue. "This is the reality of Trump's COVID response."

    "We don't know how much longer we can survive not having any revenue. A lot of restaurants, bars that have been mainstays for years will not make it through this. This is Donald Trump's economy," he continued. "There's no plan, you don't know how to move forward. It makes me so angry. My only hope for my family and this business and my community is that Joe Biden wins this election. That's the kind of person we need." ...



    ....What Malcoun doesn't say in the ad is that there's a small chance he'll face financial ruin if The Blind Pig goes under, given he's a prominent "angel investor" in several local tech companies.

    In an April tweet Malcoun also praised Whitmer, arguing "she's doing it right" by continuing the state's stay-at-home order, which sparked protests and forced businesses like The Blind Pig to remain closed longer....



    ....After inheriting money from his wife's grandfather, which he likened to "winning the lottery," Malcoun said he founded CKM Capital Partners in 2013 and eventually became an "angel investor" in local tech companies, according to a 2018 interview with Click On Detroit.

    He's also served as CEO of Nutshell, a customer relationship management software company, since 2014, and under his leadership the firm raised at least $5.5 million in angel and venture capital, according to his Crain's Detroit Business 40 under 40 profile.

    Malcoun also co-founded Cahoots, a co-working tech hub, and purchased three buildings in downtown Ann Arbor to host entrepreneurs.

    According to Federal Election Commission data, Malcoun donated $5,000 to Biden For President in July.

    The Biden campaign and Malcoun did not immediately return Fox News' request for comment. ...











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    Bet you don't find that on CNN home page.

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    His economic downturn is solely on the shoulders of Gov. Whitmer (D), not Donald Trump.

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