Coca-Cola Boycott: Georgia GOP Lawmakers Want Coke Products Removed From Offices
04/04/21 AT 11:30 PM
The shutdown in events, sports and movie theaters badly dented Coca-Cola's second-quarter profits Photo: AFP / Karen BLEIER
KEY POINTS
Coke CEO James Quincey slammed Georgia's new voting law as "a step backward"
The new voting legislation, its critics say, could disproportionately affect people of color
A group of GOP lawmakers in Georgia are moving to remove Coca-Cola products from their offices after the company’s CEO slammed the state’s recently passed voting bill.
In a letter dated Saturday, eight Republican representatives claimed that the company caved to “cancel culture” and accused it of “perpetuating a national dialogue.” The legislators also said Coca-Cola had intentionally misled Georgia residents and caused a deeper divide in the state.