Tucker Carlson Keeps Losing Advertisers Over Immigrant Slur
by EG
Tucker Carlson's Fox News show is shedding advertisers in a big way after the host's comments last Thursday, in which he said that immigrants are making America "dirtier." Carlson's fans might agree, but an increasing number of corporations apparently don't want to be associated with bigotry. Read on for details.
At least 16 corporations have stopped advertising on Tucker Carlson's primetime Fox News show in response to a comment he made last Thursday night about immigration, with CareerBuilder, Takeda Pharmaceuticals (makers of Entyvio), TD Ameritrade, IHOP, the United Explorer credit card, Just For Men, Jaguar Land Rover, Ancestry.com, SCOTTeVEST, Zenni Optical and Voya Financial the latest brands to tell The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday that they are no longer advertising on the show.
These companies join the following list of brands that have already announced plans to stop advertising on Tucker Carlson Tonight: Bowflex, SmileDirectClub, NerdWallet, Minted, Pacific Life insurance and Indeed.com (which took action a month ago).
A Takeda spokesperson told THR on Tuesday night that all advertisements for medical treatment products like Entyvio, a regular presence on Carlson's show, have been pulled: "We have pulled our advertising off of Tucker’s show."
A spokesperson for online employment website CareerBuilder said that advertising has been pulled from Carlson's show and issued the following statement: "Our purpose at CareerBuilder is to help people build a life that works. Not some people. All people. People looking for jobs. And people looking to hire people who are looking for jobs. Which is why, last Friday, we permanently suspended advertising on some Fox programming, including Tucker Carlson Tonight. We will continue to advertise on programs that align with who we are and what we value."
A spokesperson for TD Ameritrade said Tuesday evening that it intends to remain politically neutral: "Once news broke about this issue, we instructed our media buying team to avoid the show in the future. This is a decision that we believe is in-line with the strong values of our organization — one of which is People Matter."
“At our core, we stand for welcoming folks from all backgrounds and beliefs into our restaurants and continually evaluate ad placements to ensure they align with our values," a spokesperson for IHOP told THR on Tuesday afternoon. "In this case, we will no longer be advertising on this show.”
Get the rest of the story at The Hollywood Reporter.
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