VOL. 55 ISSUE 32 AUGUST 14, 2018 P33
TRUMP TWEETS SUPPORT OF
HARLEY-DAVIDSON BOYCOTT
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ontinuing his attacks against Harley-Davidson, President Trump tweeted his sup-
port of a boycott of the American motorcycle manufacturer if it moves any more
production overseas. The Sunday tweet came a day after the president was joined by "Bikers for
Trump" at his New Jersey golf club in Bedminster on Saturday, August 11:
"Many @harleydavidson owners plan to boycott the company if manufacturing moves over-
seas. Great! Most other companies are coming in our direction, including Harley competitors. A
really bad move! U.S. will soon have a level playing field, or better."
Bikers for Trump recently had a presence at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, where
Founder Chris Cox spoke with the New York Times about Harley-Davidson's plans to shift some of
its production overseas to circumvent tariffs. According to Cox, they have an issue with company's
CEO Matt Levatich, not necessarily the brand. "We want Harley-Davidson to survive this storm, but
the person they got steering this ship is way out of touch," said Cox. "They've been planning [to shift
production overseas] for a long time and for him to suggest that was because of Donald Trump and
the tariffs is absurd."
Harley-Davidson has not offered a response to the president's latest attack. CN
Harley-Davidson
continues to draw
the ire of the
president, who now
supports a boycott
of the brand.
