In the wake of some Black Lives Matter activists openly praising Hamas' terrorist campaign of rapes, murders and kidnapping, major corporations are now trying to cover up their millions of dollars in support of the leftist movement.
Now some lawmakers, such as Texas Senator Ted Cruz, want to know if corporations are really giving up on woke activism or just covering up their support of anti-Semites – and are prepared to formally investigate.
“On an October 18th episode of my podcast, Verdict, I noted that your brand Sprite had previously announced a $500,000 contribution to the Black Lives Matter Global Network,” Cruz notes in a letter to Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey.
“Following the episode's release, Coca-Cola scrubbed several of its web pages to remove any mention of the contribution. An analysis of the website code appears to show Coca-Cola deleted references to the Black Lives Matter Global Network on the morning of October 19, 2023, the day after my podcast was released,” Cruz continued.
“Coca-Cola's attempt at erasing the evidence of its publicized donation is a tacit admission that criticisms of the Black Lives Matter movement—and of Sprite's support for it—have merit.
Coca-Cola evidently wants the public to forget how it propped up a far-left group that has refused to condemn the Hamas terrorist organization and whose representatives have openly advocated since at least 2015, well before Sprite's June 2020 donation, ‘to end the imperialist project called Israel,'” Cruz added.
Cruz then warned he may investigate the matter.
“It is important for Congress to understand Coca-Cola's purpose in deleting this information from its website. The Standing Rules of the Senate provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation the authority to ‘review and study, on a continuing basis” matters of interstate commerce and consumer affairs,” Cruz noted.
Ahead of an investigation, Cruz asked Coca-Cola to preserve the following documents and answer the following questions:
1. Why did Coca-Cola conceal its support of the Black Lives Matter Global Network?
2. Why did Coca-Cola not distance itself from Black Lives Matter until after my public comments?
3. Detail any previous or current financial commitments by Coca-Cola or its subsidiaries to the Black Lives Matter Global Network. State whether they have been fulfilled and whether Coca-Cola intends to financially support the Black Lives Matter Global Network in the future.
4. Provide copies of any documents or communications referring or relating to any statement on Coca-Cola's website about Sprite's contribution to the Black Lives Matter Global Network, including the deletion or alteration thereof, between October 18, 2023, and the date of your response.
5. Provide copies of any electronic logs or similar documents documenting the deletion of references to Sprite's contribution to the Black Lives Matter Global Network from Coca-Cola's website.
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