TRUMP DESTROYS EVERYTHING HE TOUCHES
This Business Group Just Hosted Trump – and Hid Its Member List After Outrage Erupted Over His Racist Speech
The National Federation of Independent Business calls itself “the voice of small business” but it’s anything but. The NFIB is a secretive lobbying organization – the only business group that worked to oppose and repeal ObamaCare – and for years has opposed many forms of government regulation.
President Donald Trump addressed the NFIB Tuesday afternoon to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Its members loudly applauded and cheered the president’s 51-minute racist and anti-immigrant speech during which he went off script – and off the rails – attacking every one of his favorite targets: Hillary Clinton, the “fake news” media, Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, and even the undocumented immigrants whose children he is snatching and housing in internment camps.
During that part of his address, Trump called the young children – who have traveled thousands of miles in brutal heat and inhuman conditions to flee from countries labeled the murder capitals of the world – liars, and suggested they were crisis actors.
.@POTUS: “I’m going to go, very shortly, for authorization that when countries abuse us by sending their people up — not their best [people] — we’re not going to give any more aid to those countries. Why the hell should we? Why should we?” https://t.co/4NzISpVeUJ pic.twitter.com/8FeROsYOa9
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 19, 2018
As Trump’s offensive speech went on and on, many on social media started trying to learn about the National Federation of Independent Business, and started tweeting about the secretive lobbying group.
Their website states “NFIB is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member-driven.” But….under Policy Victories they list, “Judge Neil Gorsuch confirmed to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.” I don’t know how both things can be true.
— KJ (@SullivansStrega) June 19, 2018
The NFIB is a conservative lobbying group funded by the Koch brothers. https://t.co/wP4xhXJJZo
— Matt Murphy (@MattMurph24) June 19, 2018
I’m used to Trump saying this kind of stuff. The fact that a room full of small businessmen convened by an established DC trade association cheered him for it was chilling. https://t.co/USvazLb5mq
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) June 19, 2018
THREAD: Learn a little bit more about the @NFIB, the group applauding and laughing through Trump’s racist speech today. It’s a far-right lobby group, disguised as a “business group.” They spent $4.4M lobbying in 2017 alone — all (R) issues. Largest recipient of money? >>>
— Resisting in San Diego (@housesandme) June 19, 2018
And then some started asking for the group’s list of members:
Is there any way to get a list of the businesses from each state that participated in this conference? I’d like to know which ones in my state support this president and this abhorrent policy of separating families so I can arrange a boycott.@NFIB https://t.co/1KxNnJ8XqU
— N B Beamer #Demforce (@shareitarie10) June 19, 2018
And others began calling for a boycott:
@NFIB we heard your members today making light of the situation at the border while @potus postured. We are watching and will stop doing business with you.
— Carol Peters (@cvptexas) June 19, 2018
You’re applause of that sociopath made me sick to my stomach, and you’re cowardice in hiding your members makes it worse. If you want to stand for hatred and bigotry, have the decency to do it on your feet instead of on your knees.
— Chipper Crochet (@ChipperCrochet) June 19, 2018
Done with NFIB. YOUR audience laughed as TRUMP lied & mocked immigrant CHILDREN. Your reaction shows me who you REALLY R. YOU ARE NOT THE VOICE of my small business. YOU R THE VOICE OF HATRED, GREED & TORTURE. #BOYCOTTNFIB https://t.co/dJ9mTXBqaS
— Beth🌊 (@justabadazz) June 19, 2018
And then some tweeted out their member list:
#NFIB member directory – enter your state to see businesses that belong to the group that cheered for Trumps racist rants! #boycottNFIB https://t.co/X7sQn0uh7M
— Teri Ahlm (@ahlmt) June 19, 2018
Here’s a business in Alaska that is a member of the @NFIB , #boycottNFIB , https://t.co/GdTCCHaEJQ
— susanelizabeth (@Imfrommichigan) June 19, 2018
So they quickly took it down:
The #NFIB took down its membership directory from its website after numerous Americans searched for lists of the member businesses that cheered Trump’s immigrant children incarceration policy. Here’s a NFIB leader you can reach out to to find out what who these people are. 👇🏿 https://t.co/qpsiP5EKfp
— BLACKSTEM (@BLACKSTEMUSA) June 19, 2018
What are you hiding @NFIB ? Why did you take your member list down? Don’t want to face the response to your racist members? The ones who cheered and applauded trump today with his divisive remarks?https://t.co/w9yxv39tUf
— muse⭐ (@msue1000) June 19, 2018
This is what the NFIB Member Directory page looks like now:
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