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1. Congressman Jim Hagedorn ( @JimHagedornMN) is using white nationalist talking points to attack the Black Lives Matter movement
Major corporations — including @UnitedHealthGrp, @BestBuy, @usbank, @GeneralMills, @Bayer, @BNYMellon — are supporting him https://popular.info/p/this-congressman-is-attacking-black
Major corporations — including @UnitedHealthGrp, @BestBuy, @usbank, @GeneralMills, @Bayer, @BNYMellon — are supporting him https://popular.info/p/this-congressman-is-attacking-black
2. Hagedorn wrote that the Black Lives Matter movement is “at war with our country, our beliefs and western culture.”
It's not an anomaly. Hagedorn has a history of racist, sexist and homophobic screeds going back decades https://popular.info/p/this-congressman-is-attacking-black
It's not an anomaly. Hagedorn has a history of racist, sexist and homophobic screeds going back decades https://popular.info/p/this-congressman-is-attacking-black
3. @Intel donated $4,000 to Hagedorn's reelection campaign but when reached for comment, the company said it disavows the Congressman and is asking for its money back
https://popular.info/p/this-congressman-is-attacking-black
https://popular.info/p/this-congressman-is-attacking-black
4. The rest of the company's I listed above — @UnitedHealthGrp, @BestBuy, @usbank, @GeneralMills, @Bayer, @BNYMellon — have not responded to a request for comment about their support for Hagedorn
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5. Hagedorn has a history of racist, sexist, & homophobic remarks
He called 2 female Senators “undeserving bimbos in tennis shoes”
He said if Obama was elected it make America a “low-budget remake of Eddie Murphy’s hit comedy Coming to America” https://popular.info/p/this-congressman-is-attacking-black
He called 2 female Senators “undeserving bimbos in tennis shoes”
He said if Obama was elected it make America a “low-budget remake of Eddie Murphy’s hit comedy Coming to America” https://popular.info/p/this-congressman-is-attacking-black
6. All the companies I wrote about claim to support racial justice, LGBTQ rights, and gender equality
But they are also donating thousands to Hagedorn's campaign
And now, they are not responding to Qs about it
I guess they think no one will care/notice https://popular.info/p/this-congressman-is-attacking-black
But they are also donating thousands to Hagedorn's campaign
And now, they are not responding to Qs about it
I guess they think no one will care/notice https://popular.info/p/this-congressman-is-attacking-black
UPDATE: @UnitedHealthGrp, one of Hagedorn's largest corporate contributors, disavows the Congressman, calls his statements "egregious and hurtful," and says it will not be contributing to him in the future
https://popular.info/p/this-congressman-is-attacking-black
https://popular.info/p/this-congressman-is-attacking-black
