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Supporters refer to the boycott movement against companies associated with President Trump as the "Big, Beautiful Boycott."
Ashley Brundage, CEO at Empowering Differences
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"The president inflicts market instabilities due to his off-the-script comments and social media posts."
Ashley Brundage, CEO at Empowering Differences
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"This is part of his approach in governing as global instabilities increase his own market holdings through his and his family’s business holdings."
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Ashley Brundage is a former DEI officer at PNC Bank.
Kristin Hull, founder and chief investment officer at Nia Impact Capital
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"That list includes household names such as Target, Home Depot, Amazon, Walmart, Tesla, Spotify, Meta (and) Palantir, as well as the fossil fuel/oil and gas sector, various weapons-producing companies, and other large tech and retail firms that have scaled back DEI programs (and) are all under scrutiny as they navigate political pressures."
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Tesla Inc. became a target of boycotts after Elon Musk assumed an advisory role in the Trump administration.
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Elon Musk helped oversee government spending cuts through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Nabil Ahmed, senior director of economic justice at Oxfam America
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"Elon Musk’s rise to trillionaire status marks a new pinnacle of oligarchy and a dark day for democracy."
Nabil Ahmed, senior director of economic justice at Oxfam America
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"But this moment of dramatically concentrated wealth was not inevitable."
Nabil Ahmed, senior director of economic justice at Oxfam America
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"Musk will be a government-backed trillionaire whose fortune was fueled by an era of regressive public policy choices, decisions rigged by a tiny few to fuel their fortunes and overwhelmingly supported by political leaders."
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Tesla shares returned over 32% in gains over the past year.
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SpaceX shares were trading at $160 as of June 30, 2026.
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Analysts have a consensus share price target of $240 for SpaceX.
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Organized demonstrations took place at Tesla dealerships across the U.S. in 2026.
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Activist groups encouraged consumers to delay vehicle purchases or sell their Teslas.
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Tesla stock year-to-date performance was -6.5% as of June 30, 2026.
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Tesla stock one-year performance was 32.4% as of June 30, 2026.
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A campaign referred to as the "Target Fast" lasted more than a year before organizers declared it largely complete in March 2026.
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Target reaffirmed its commitments to diversity initiatives and community investment in March 2026.
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Target scaled back several DEI initiatives, including workforce diversity goals and supplier diversity programs, in early 2025.
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Rev. Jamal Bryant launched the original Target boycott.
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Rev. Jamal Bryant organized nationwide boycotts and encouraged shoppers to spend their money elsewhere during the 2025 season of Lent.
Jamal Bryant, faith leader
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"Target’s ongoing Belonging program ‘is the exact same thing’ as DEI."
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Target shares were up 36% year-to-date as of June 30, 2026.
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Target shares were up 37% over one year as of June 30, 2026.
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Jeff Bezos donated to President Trump’s inauguration in January 2025.
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Amazon scaled back DEI initiatives.
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A campaign called "Boycott the Bezos Met Gala" took place in April 2026 in New York.
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Jeff Bezos and his wife served as honorary co-hosts of the Met Gala.
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The advocacy group Everyone Hates Elon distributed posters throughout New York City criticizing Amazon’s ties to Trump and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Amazon Web Services provides services to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Amazon stock year-to-date performance was 3.3% as of June 30, 2026.
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Amazon stock one-year performance was 8.6% as of June 30, 2026.
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Walmart had an $861 billion market cap as of mid-2026.
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Immigrant-rights coalitions linked boycott calls to ICE enforcement activity at Walmart locations in and around Los Angeles.
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Christy Walton placed a full-page advertisement in The New York Times in March 2026.
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The advertisement urged the Trump administration to release undocumented immigrants held by ICE who do not have a criminal record.
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A digital version of the ad cited a 2025 Cato Institute study.
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The 2025 Cato Institute study claimed that 73% of people in ICE custody since October 2025 had no prior criminal record.
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