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    Goya Foods CEO won't apologize in face of boycott, backlash for pro-Trump remarks

    Goya Foods President and CEO Bob Unanue said on Friday that he is not backing down in the face of a boycott over his visit to the White House.

    "We were part of a commission called the White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative and they called on us to be there to see how we could help opportunities within the economic and educational realm for prosperity among Hispanics and among the United States," Unanue told "Fox & Friends."

    Unanue said that the United States is the second-largest Hispanic country in the world behind Mexico.

    Politicians and celebrities are boycotting Goya, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the country, after its CEO, Robert Unanue, praised President Donald Trump during an event Thursday at the White House.

    "We're all truly blessed at the same time to have a leader like President Trump, who is a builder," said Unanue, who is of Spanish descent, at the event.

    Trump hosted Hispanic leaders at the White House on Thursday and signed an executive order on the White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative to use more taxpayer support for private and charter schools and "improve access by Hispanic Americans to education and economic opportunities."

    Critics like Rep. Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., former Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro of Texas and a number of celebrities took aim at the company on social media with hashtags like #BoycottGoya and #GOYAWAY. Many urged people who use Goya products to start buying similar foods and condiments produced by the company's competitors...

    Goya Foods CEO won'''t apologize in face of boycott, backlash for pro-Trump remarks: '''Suppression of speech''' | Fox News

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    Hang in there Bob! Good for you! :)

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    Apologies only make it worse for the "offender". When a person apologizes then they attack more and demand more from a person. I think it is better to suffer their "wrath" than to give in to them. A bully, when he sees that he can get no where with his victim, will sooner or later back off. Wish others had remembered that simple rule of bullying 101 before cowering to the mob.
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    Quote Originally Posted by victoryword View Post
    Apologies only make it worse for the "offender". When a person apologizes then they attack more and demand more from a person. I think it is better to suffer their "wrath" than to give in to them. A bully, when he sees that he can get no where with his victim, will sooner or later back off. Wish others had remembered that simple rule of bullying 101 before cowering to the mob.
    Not only that, when they don't back down it seems to increase their support, a la Chick Fit A. But sadly even now they are (Dan Cathy) kowtowing.

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    Politicians and celebrities are boycotting Goya, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the country, after its CEO, Robert Unanue, praised President Donald Trump during an event Thursday at the White House.


    Hispanics will not boycott Goya foods. He'll probably sell more.

    Hopefully, by displaying some backbone, others might get the revelation that you don't need to pay attention to idiots.

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    Well, the next time I go to Kroger, I'm gonna make it my business to buy a couple of Goya products

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    Well, the next time I go to Kroger, I'm gonna make it my business to buy a couple of Goya products

    Goya '''buy-cott''' begins as customers load up on product after Trump backlash | Fox Business


    ..."My brother came up with a terrific idea and I am encouraging all to join me in purchasing $10 worth of Goya Foods products and donating them to your local food bank," self-described "conservatarian" radio host Mike Opelka wrote on Twitter. "Let's push a BUY-cott, not a boycott. Let's show the #Goyaway people what compassion can do.

    Opelka's post received 27,000 likes....








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    BACKFIRE: Customers Buy Goya Foods After Leftists Pledge Boycott Over CEO's Trump Support

    According to Fox Business, the "buy-cott" began when radio host Mike Opelka encouraged people on Twitter to buy up $10 worth of Goya Food products.

    "My brother came up with a terrific idea and I am encouraging all to join me in purchasing $10 worth of Goya Foods products and donating them to your local food bank," Opelka tweeted. "Let's push a BUY-cott, not a boycott. Let's show the #Goyaway people what compassion can do."

    The tweet received over 27,000 likes, prompting many conservative commentators to promote the campaign.

    "Go out today and buy your Goya foods," Fox News host Mark Levin tweeted.
    BACKFIRE: Customers Buy Goya Foods After Leftists Pledge Boycott Over CEO’s Trump Support | The Daily Wire

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    BACKFIRE: Customers Buy Goya Foods After Leftists Pledge Boycott Over CEO's Trump Support

    BACKFIRE: Customers Buy Goya Foods After Leftists Pledge Boycott Over CEO's Trump Support | The Daily Wire

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