- Companies that advertised during Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News have begun fleeing in droves following his anti-immigrant comments last week.
- People were outraged and threatened to boycott companies advertising on Carlson’s show.
- Here are the businesses that have pulled their advertisements so far.
Companies that advertised during Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News have begun fleeing in droves following his anti-immigrant comments last week.
On Thursday, the “Tucker Carlson Tonight” host expressed concern with the state of US immigration policy and immigrants’ educational backgrounds. He urged more “scientists and skilled engineers” to come to the US and said that allowing immigrants from impoverished countries to come to the US would make it “poorer and dirtier.”
“Instead, we’re getting waves of people with high-school educations or less,” he said on his show. “Nice people – no one doubts that. But as an economic matter, this is insane. It’s indefensible, so nobody even tries to defend it.
“Instead, our leaders demand that you shut up and accept this. We have a moral obligation to admit the world’s poor, they tell us, even if it makes our own country poorer and dirtier and more divided.”
Carlson’s comments were widely rebuked, and several people threatened to boycott his advertisers, which began cutting ties.
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On Monday, Carlson reiterated his claims and likened the effect of the US’s immigration policy to a city in Mexico.
“The left says we have a moral obligation to admit the world’s poor,” Carlson said, “even if it makes our own country more like Tijuana is now, which is to say poorer and dirtier and more divided.”
Fox News expressed supported for its host’s opinions, saying it was “a shame that left-wing advocacy groups, under the guise of being supposed ‘media watchdogs’ weaponize social media against companies in an effort to stifle free speech.”
The company also described the advertisers’ moves as “unfortunate and unnecessary distractions,” and accused progressive media watchdogs with “deeply political motives” of threatening Carlson on Twitter.
“While we do not advocate boycotts, these same groups never target other broadcasters and operate under a grossly hypocritical double standard given their intolerance to all opposing points of view,” Fox News said.
Here’s the full list of companies that have pulled their ads from Carlson’s show:
IHOP
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Samsung
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
Jaguar Land Rover
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
Just For Men
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
Nautilus, the parent company of Bowflex
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
Ancestry.com
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
Robitussin, a product of Pfizer
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
SanDisk
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SodaStream
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
The United Explorer credit card
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
TD Ameritrade
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
SmileDirectClub
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Source: NBC News
Scottevest
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
Zenni Optical
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
Indeed.com
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Source: Twitter
CareerBuilder
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
NerdWallet
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
Voya Financial
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
Minted
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
Pacific Life Insurance
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Source: Twitter
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