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“Boycott Walmart” Trends on Twitter
A Twitter spat over the election becomes a reminder of how many U.S. companies- including Walmart- still rely on forced labor.
“Boycott Walmart” trended on Twitter Wednesday after a member of the Official Walmart social media team launched a tweet at Senator Josh Hawley, for saying he would challenge the electoral votes on January 6.
Senator Hawley released a statement on Twitter concerning the 2020 election, which read, “following both the 2004 and 2016 elections, Democrats in Congress objected during the certification of electoral votes in order to raise concerns about election integrity. They were praised by Democratic leadership and the media when they did.”
“I cannot vote to certify the electoral college results on January 6 without raising the fact that some states, particularly Pennsylvania, failed to follow their own state election laws,” he continued. “And I cannot vote to certify without pointing out the unprecedented effort of mega corporations, including Facebook and Twitter, to interfere in this election, in support of Joe Biden. At the very least, Congress should investigate allegations of voter fraud and adopt measures to secure the integrity of our elections. But Congress has so far failed to act.”
“For these reasons, I will follow the same practice Democrat members of Congress have in…