News that the 90-year-old co-founder of Home Depot, Bernie Marcus, is planning to direct some of his multi-billion-dollar fortune to the Trump campaign has triggered a backlash among Trump critics online, who are vowing to #BoycottHomeDepot — arguing that giving their money to the company is like a direct campaign contribution to President Trump. Along with boycotting the home improvement giant, some of the outraged critics are vowing to take their business to Home Depot’s biggest competitor, Lowe’s. But conservatives are pointing out that the new hashtag movement has a few glaring logical gaps.
In a recent interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Marcus said that after he dies he will give between 80 to 90% of his estimated $5.9 billion fortune to various charitable causes. But, as highlighted by Business Insider, in the meantime, some of his money will also go to political causes and candidates, including President Trump’s re-election campaign.
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