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Trump Says Goodyear Tires Will Be Removed From Presidential Limousine, Doubles Down On Boycott
Daily Caller ^ | August 19, 2020 | Phillip Nieto

Posted on 08/19/2020 7:08:32 PM PDT by McGruff

President Donald Trump said that he would “swap out” Goodyear tires from his presidential limousine nicknamed “The Beast” after earlier calling for the company to be boycotted.

“On the Goodyear issue, you ride on Goodyear tires in the presidential limousine. If there were an alternative, you want those tires swapped out?” asked Fox News White House correspondent John Roberts during a Wednesday press conference.

Trump responded, “Yeah, I would do that. I would swap them out based on what I heard. We’ll see what happens. Look. you’re going to have lot of people not wanting to buy that product anymore. They’ll buy it from a competitor — made in the USA, too.”

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: alllivesmatter; automotive; bluelivesmatter; goodyear; maga; tires; trump
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To: CatOwner

On VIP protection units like those they change the tires *frequently* to avoid problems. So it won’t be long.


21 posted on 08/19/2020 7:19:15 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: CatOwner

I agree. It is like people who dumped absolut vodka down the drain several years ago. They did this after they already paid for it. I’d drink it but then buy no more.


22 posted on 08/19/2020 7:20:53 PM PDT by posterchild
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To: CatOwner

"...How about waiting..."


President Trump has enough money that he could personally finance the swap and have the America-hating Goodyear tires repurposed elsewhere.

23 posted on 08/19/2020 7:21:00 PM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: Spktyr

Imagine him going to the tire shop in a pair of coveralls and changing them himself. Throw in a few swearwords and the working stiff would love it.


24 posted on 08/19/2020 7:21:05 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: doug from upland
Goodyear really effrd up. They should come out immediately and say no politics at work.

I feel bad for all the owner/operators running Goodyear stores. They didn't ask to be a part of this sh*tshow.

Some assclown in Akron bought into the "silence = violence" mantra that says political neutrality is not allowed and decided Goodyear needed to be woke and now a lot of good people who just wanted to sell tires are paying the price.

25 posted on 08/19/2020 7:21:07 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: euram

“I heard that Goodyear stock has already taken a hit, and they are trying to “clarify” their position.”

Kind of hard to “clarify” when we’ve seen the powerpoint. Whoever developed that slide will be “gone”. Why? Because they got caught and embarrassed the Company.

Their mistake was being too specific on the slides. The slide should have been more generic on the slide. The speaker can then state those bullet points verbally. The preparer of those slides wasn’t sneaky and devious enough.


26 posted on 08/19/2020 7:21:12 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: wattojawa; carriage_hill

Ping.


27 posted on 08/19/2020 7:21:33 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: plain talk

Cooper makes excellent tires.


28 posted on 08/19/2020 7:21:40 PM PDT by mosaicwolf
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To: SamAdams76

Awesome. I’d like to see it with just the number 45 instead of 55 cents but still awesome.


29 posted on 08/19/2020 7:22:00 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: freedumb2003

Translation: we outsourced it to a third-party training company and titled the training ‘white guilt’ so ‘diversity’ wasn’t in the title so we could deny everything!!


30 posted on 08/19/2020 7:23:05 PM PDT by Spirit of Liberty (It's morning in America again!)
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To: euram
I heard that Goodyear stock has already taken a hit, and they are trying to “clarify” their position.

Too late. Ignorance can be cured but stupid is forever.

31 posted on 08/19/2020 7:23:46 PM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote fraud,harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: CatOwner

Trump is probably paying out of pocket for the swap.

But does not The Beast have special tires that can’t be shredded by guns, explosives, etc.?


32 posted on 08/19/2020 7:23:52 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ("Do not mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
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To: Texas Eagle

no kidding! Trump is the disciplinarian we need to start a true fight to KILL political correctness and its ancillary tyranny.
All of these tech titans sports leagues media & major corporations yielding to commies must stop!


33 posted on 08/19/2020 7:26:52 PM PDT by magna carta (TX all you have to do is send an email to principal with a witness included on the communication.)
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To: CatOwner
How about waiting until the tires need replacing to switch brands rather than waste taxpayer money on what might be perfectly fine tires?

Because the political value of replacing them now is orders of magnitude greater than the cost, which, in any event, is utterly insignificant in the context of federal budgeting.

34 posted on 08/19/2020 7:27:08 PM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: CatOwner
How about waiting until the tires need replacing to switch brands rather than waste taxpayer money on what might be perfectly fine tires?

No, I say we burn them on the White House lawn.

35 posted on 08/19/2020 7:27:12 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: al baby; Gamecock; SaveFerris; PROCON; Rebelbase
I'll chip in for "snow tire day" and a bowl of shrimp.


36 posted on 08/19/2020 7:27:49 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: McGruff

SATIRE:: Max Maxine wants Nancy Pelosi to have all government vehicles in Sacramento changed to use Goodyear Tires as soon as is possible. She says it’s ‘A very urgent matter, and with statewide consequences!!”


37 posted on 08/19/2020 7:29:32 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: McGruff

Must have missed what Goodyear did that pissed Trump off. Some sort of liberal virtue signaling, no doubt.


38 posted on 08/19/2020 7:30:08 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T Jefferson)
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To: McGruff

I hope he puts some Cooper Tires on there. Trump 2020 and Cooper Tires all the way. Good Year tires are trash.


39 posted on 08/19/2020 7:30:50 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: McGruff

Looks like Goodyear is about to lose their military contract supplying tires for our armored vehicles.


40 posted on 08/19/2020 7:30:55 PM PDT by White Lives Matter
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