Here’s How You Can Hit Donald Trump Where It Hurts The
Most – His Wallet
By Samuel Warde
Make
Donald Trump and his allies pay – literally – for their hateful rhetoric and
regressive politics.
Turn your
purchasing power into a tool for protest – hitting Donald Trump where it hurts
the most – in his wallet – with these two campaigns.
Boycott Trump Phone App
The app, called “Boycott Trump,” helps people refuse to buy
products from Donald Trump and people and companies connected to him.
As the app
description notes:
“Search through over 250 companies and people to see they’re directly connected to Trump. Make Trump and his allies pay, literally, for their hateful rhetoric and regressive policies.
“Use consumer action to take a stand for what’s right!
“We all know how Trump Towers and Trump Steaks are connected to Trump, but did you know Nike, MillerCoors, Johnson & Johnson, Gucci, and many other major companies can all be directly linked to him as well? Find out how!”
Created by the Democratic Coalition
Against Trump (DCAT), the app empowers people to
“take action against Trump by turning their purchasing power into a tool for
protest,” according to Nate Lerner, the executive director of DCAT.
“This hits Trump
and his allies where it hurts them most – their wallets,” Lerner said in a press release, adding that the app
comes “just in time” for the “holiday shopping craze.”
The
Always Up-To-Date #GrabYourWallet Boycott Trump List
As Mindy Fischer reported, “marketing
consultant named Shannon Coulter started this boycott during the end of Trump’s
campaign using the hashtag #GrabYourWallet.”
The campaign currently lists 37 companies to boycott that
are directly connected to Donald and/or Ivanka Trump and 12 companies
supporting Donald Trump or who endorsed his campaign to consider boycotting.
Inclusive in that latter list is People Magazine who came under fire directly after the
election for normalizing the Trumps.
Jezebel,
the online magazine focused on celebrities, feminism and issues relating to
women’s empowerment, blasted People Magazine for
their celebratory Trump edition, promising to call out any other entertainment
magazines attempting to normalize the Trumps.
“Here is a
promise, Jezebel wrote, “every time a women’s or entertainment magazine does
this—tries to normalize the Trumps, tries to make them into a fuzzy human
interest story, tries to pretend this isn’t a nightmare and a disgrace—we’re
going to call you on it. Everyone sees what you’re doing, People, and history will not forgive you for
it.”
Samuel Warde is a writer, social and political activist, and
all-around troublemaker