An organization called Democratic Coalition Against Trump (DCAT) created a new app that allows consumers to avoid products and services that loosely fall under President-elect Donald Trump’s business umbrella.
The app, which is called “Boycott Trump,” offers users an alphabetical list of companies and businesses that are associated with Trump to some degree, no matter how small, according to TechCrunch.
“Boycott Trump is the first app of its kind, allowing users to hit Trump where it hurts most – his wallet,” the app’s official description reads.
“Search through over 250 companies and people to see how 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!”
There has been an echo-chorus of concerns related to the potential conflicts of interest for Trump’s two worlds — both business and now politics. While Trump has been brushing aside any apprehensiveness over overlapping pursuits, this new technology aims to shepherd would-be consumers away from Trump’s business empire. (RELATED: Big Beer Executive Endorses Trump And Some Aren’t Too Happy)
And because of Trump’s far-reaching prominence in the business realm, there are a number of corporations and people connected to Trump in some way.
“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?” asks the author of the app description.
Not all of the businesses listed in the app are completely or directly related to Trump. Daughter Ivanka Trump’s clothing line was listed under the app, reports TechCrunch.
PayPal is also included because the Founder Peter Thiel was one of the only prominent people from Silicon Valley to endorse and donate to Trump’s presidential campaigns. (RELATED: Silicon Valley Loses Its Mind After Trump Wins)
The Democratic Coalition Against Trump was originally a branch of the “Keep America Great” political action committee, which had “the main goal of making sure that Donald Trump never became President,” according to its website.
Now that the organization failed at “making sure” Donald Trump did not win the 2016 presidential election, it has pivoted to combating Trump at every level possible during his presidency.
“The organization have (sic) chairs in all 50 states, comprised of Democratic elected officials, party chairs, delegates, grassroots leaders and activists,” the about page continues.
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