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According to a new report by the Daily Beast, Office Depot has joined the ranks of nearly a dozen advertisers abandoning Laura Ingraham’s Fox News program after her vicious smear campaign against Parkland survivor David Hogg.
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Hogg and his friends took to Twitter to demand Ingraham’s advertisers pull their sponsorship from her program. Although not included as one of the companies singled out in Hogg’s tweet pictured below, the office supply megastore has heeded the call of the grieving teens:
Pick a number 1-12 contact the company next to that #
Top Laura Ingraham Advertisers
1. @sleepnumber
2. @ATT
3. Nutrish
4. @Allstate & @esurance
5. @Bayer
6. @RocketMortgage Mortgage
7. @LibertyMutual
8. @Arbys
9. @TripAdvisor
10. @Nestle
11. @hulu
12. @Wayfair— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 29, 2018
Office Depot joins the likes of Nestle, Wayfair, TripAdvisor, Rachael Ray’s Nutrish pet food, Expedia, Joseph A. Banks, Hulu, StitchFix, Atlantis Bahamas, Jenny Craig, and Johnson & Johnson in boycotting Ingraham’s show after her comments.
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Ingraham did issue a half-hearted apology to Hogg yesterday, but Hogg rejected the sentiment, noting that she only apologized in a desperate attempt to win back her ad revenue.
Any student should be proud of a 4.2 GPA —incl. @DavidHogg111. On reflection, in the spirit of Holy Week, I apologize for any upset or hurt my tweet caused him or any of the brave victims of Parkland. For the record, I believe my show was the first to feature David…(1/2)
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 29, 2018
… immediately after that horrific shooting and even noted how "poised" he was given the tragedy. As always, he’s welcome to return to the show anytime for a productive discussion. WATCH: https://t.co/5wcd00wWpd (2/2)
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 29, 2018
I 100% agree an apology in an effort just to save your advertisers is not enough. I will only accept your apology only if you denounce the way your network has treated my friends and I️ in this fight. It’s time to love thy neighbor, not mudsling at children. https://t.co/H0yWs4zMGk
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 29, 2018
Kudos to these companies for standing up for what’s right in the face of such cowardice by the right-wing media.
