Amid a slew of high-profile departures from Laura Ingraham’s Fox News show after she opted to mock a Parkland shooting survivor comes the most recent company to jump ship: Ruby Tuesday.
Hi Mark. We have no further airings of our ad scheduled on Laura Ingraham’s program.
— Ruby Tuesday (@rubytuesday) March 30, 2018
The top restaurant chain joins the ranks of more than a dozen other companies which have abandoned the Fox News host after her misguided attack on the 17-year-old over certain college rejections he’s received.
Yesterday, Hogg – along with the help of his friends, all of whom weild a lot of power with their social media followings – took to Twitter to demand Ingraham’s advertisers pull their sponsorship from her program.
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
As of now, Ruby Tuesday joins the likes of Liberty Mutual, Office Depot, Nestle, Wayfair, TripAdvisor, Nutrish, Expedia, Joseph A. Banks, Hulu, Stitch Fix, Atlantis Bahamas, Jenny Craig, and Johnson & Johnson in boycotting Ingraham after her comments.
Amid the exodus, Ingraham did attempt to issue a half-hearted apology to Hogg.
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
Hogg, for his part, firmly rejected the transparent olive branch.
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
Fox News is learning the hard way that its constant lies, mockery, and fear mongering have no place in the national dialogue– and their dwindling bottom line is proof.
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