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“Given Coke’s choice to cave to the pressure of an out of control cancel culture, we respectfully request all Coca-Cola Company products be removed from our office suite immediately,” they wrote.
“Should Coke choose to read the bill, share its true intentions and accept their role in the dissemination of mistruths, we would welcome a conversation to rebuild a working relationship,” the lawmakers said, echoing Republican claims that the national hubbub over the law is based on lies and/or misleading facts.
The letter accuses the company of deciding to “perpetuate a national dialogue” they said “seeks to intentionally mislead the citizens of Georgia and deepen a divide in our great state.”
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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
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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.
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