EXCLUSIVE: Republican Sen. Ted Cruz Demands Coca-Cola Explain Why It Scrubbed All support for Black Lives Matter From Its Website - After Group Sparked Fury With Pro-Hamas Posts Calling For The 'End' Of Israel
- Coca-Cola Brand Sprite Gave A $500,000 Donation To BLM In June 2020
Sen.
Ted Cruz is raising his eyebrows at the timing of soda giant Coca-Cola's decision to wipe all pro-Black Lives Matter content off its website after the
activist group's anti-Israel posts.
Following the massacre of over 1,400 civilians in
Israel at the hands of
Hamas terrorists, the
Chicago chapter of
BLM posted a graphic of a paraglider with 'I stand with
Palestine' as the caption.
Terrorists on paragliders infiltrated an
outdoor music festival on October 7, brutally slaughtering over 260 innocent concert goers and taking over 200 people hostage, including Americans. The BLM chapter received enormous backlash for the post appearing to praise the murderers.
On a recent 'Verdict' podcast episode, the
Texas senator called out Coca-Cola brand Sprite's $500,000 donation to BLM in June 2020 - which previously was showcased on the company's public website.
He tells DailyMail.com that after the release of the episode, Coca-Cola quietly deleted all references to the company's check to BLM.
'CAUGHT RED-HANDED,' Cruz, R-Texas, wrote on X comparing the website before and after the deleted references to BLM.
In a letter to Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com, he says that the company's attempt at 'erasing evidence' of its BLM donation is 'a tacit admission that the criticisms of the Black Lives Matter movement - and Sprite's support for it - have merit.'
Cruz is seeking an explanation for why the company 'propped up a far-Left group' that has not yet condemned the violent attack on Israel.
BLM Chicago is just one of the many BLM branches around the country, including the entire grassroots organization, that has publicly backed Palestinian fighters over Israel in the days since the attacks started.
BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors called for the 'end' of Israel in a post from 2015.
The BLM Chicago branch made abundantly clear their position regarding the recent terror attacks in Israel with a slew of pro-Palestinian graphics shared across its social media - but they deleted it, and issued a lukewarm apology
Sen. Ted Cruz is raising his eyebrows at the timing of soda giant Coca-Cola's decision to wipe all pro-Black Lives Matter content on its website after the activist group's anti-Israel posts.
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