{"id":10394,"date":"2023-10-21T01:58:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T01:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/21\/coca-cola-quietly-deletes-language-supporting-blm-after-ted-cruz-calls-out-pro-hamas-post\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T01:58:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T01:58:08","slug":"coca-cola-quietly-deletes-language-supporting-blm-after-ted-cruz-calls-out-pro-hamas-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/21\/coca-cola-quietly-deletes-language-supporting-blm-after-ted-cruz-calls-out-pro-hamas-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Coca-Cola quietly deletes language supporting BLM after Ted Cruz calls out pro-Hamas post"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called out Coca-Cola on his podcast this week for supporting Black Lives Matter after the organization\u2019s Chicago chapter posted in a now-deleted X post a picture of a paraglider with the text \u2018I stand with Palestine\u2019 \u2014 a reference to Hamas terrorists who paraglided into an Israeli music festival and slaughtered hundreds of attendees.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After the October 18 episode of The Verdict with Ted Cruz, Coca-Cola \u2014 which owns Sprite \u2014 deleted its language on its website the following morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Earlier this month, Sprite announced a $500,000 contribution to the Black Lives Matter Global Network in a social post committing action in the fight for racial justice. On June 28, the brand debuted a new TV commercial during the 2020 BET Awards telecast showcasing Black America\u2019s resilience, excellence and optimism. The 60-second spot titled \u2018Dreams Realized\u2019 emphasizes Sprite\u2019s commitment to making young Black creators\u2019 dreams a reality and to inspire the next generation to do more and dream bigger,\u2019 a web archive version of the website reads.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The current version omits that paragraph.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fortune 500 companies like Amazon, Coca-Cola, Sprite, DoorDash, DropBox, Warner Brothers and Microsoft have donated to BLM.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018On Verdict, we name names and blast corporate America for standing with Marxists who celebrated Hamas\u2019s mass murder of Israelis,\u2019 Cruz said in a post on X on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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\u2018For every corporate donor who sent millions to BLM\u2014including Amazon, Apple, BlackRock & Bank of America\u2014do you regret supporting such a virulently antisemitic organization?\u2019 Cruz said on Wednesday\u2019s episode of the podcast.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Do you support Black Lives Matter\u2019s Marxist agenda supporting Hamas? Are you antisemites? Do you support that we need to end Israel?\u2019 he questioned.<\/p>\n

Black Lives Matter and Coca-Cola did not respond to Fox News\u2019 Digital request for comment on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On October 11, in response to backlash over its post, BLM Chicago said in a statement: \u2018Yesterday we sent out mss [messages] that we aren\u2019t proud of. We stand with Palestine & the people who will do what they must to live free. Our hearts are with, the grieving mothers, those rescuing babies from rubble, who are in danger of being wiped out completely.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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