Out of nowhere on Wednesday, Fox News host Laura Ingraham felt a sudden need to insert herself into the personal life of Parkland mass shooting survivor David Hogg, who has been a vocal advocate for gun control since the shooting at his high school that left 17 people dead.
On Twitter, Ingraham commented on an article that reported Hogg had been rejected by some colleges he applied to:
David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whines about it. (Dinged by UCLA with a 4.1 GPA…totally predictable given acceptance rates.) https://t.co/wflA4hWHXY
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 28, 2018
That tweet got plenty of angry reaction from others on social media, and Hogg himself decided he’d respond to Ingraham in a way that would most impact her: By urging a boycott of companies that advertise on her show:
Pick a number 1-12 contact the company next to that #
Top Laura Ingraham Advertisers
1. @sleepnumber
2. @ATT
3. Nutrish
4. @Allstate & @esurance
5. @Bayer
6. @RocketMortgage Mortgage
7. @LibertyMutual
8. @Arbys
9. @TripAdvisor
10. @Nestle
11. @hulu
12. @Wayfair— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 29, 2018
Not long after Hogg called for that boycott, the dog food company Nutrish said they would indeed pull their ads from Ingraham’s show:
We are in the process of removing our ads from Laura Ingraham’s program.
— Nutrish (@Nutrish) March 29, 2018
Of course, as you’d expect when it comes to an issue as divisive as guns and gun control, reaction was mixed after Nutrish made their posting:
Thank you on behalf of my 2 teenage daughters
— Rogue (@RogueCIAsurveil) March 29, 2018
And we are in removing Nutrish from our pantry. My dogs love free speech. They bark whatever they want without censorship. The bullies are the snowflakes who censor what they don’t agree with.
— Mae MAGA (@KimNTennessee) March 29, 2018
It’s a double edged sword. When it backfires there is no coming back. These kids don’t spend their money to support your business. Now we don’t either. #Hoggwash@ingrahamangle
— Jeff Pritchard (@45jeffpritchard) March 29, 2018
Thank you. I didn’t even know about your company, but will now consider purchasing @Nutrish. Anyone who supports @IngrahamAngle harassment of a school shooting survivor is despicable.
— Justin (@accountable_gov) March 29, 2018
We the people are in the process of boycotting #Nutrish for taking a big crap on 50% of your customers. Stupid! #BoycottNutrish Who needs their crap, anyway.
— Glen Woodfin (@GlenWoodfin) March 29, 2018
Quick shoutout to @Nutrish ! Thank you for continuing to show the compassionate side of corporation intent.
— Deborah Jutz (@bluview) March 29, 2018
After Trip Advisor joined Nutrish and said they too would no longer advertise on Ingraham’s show, the Fox host began walking back her comments:
Any student should be proud of a 4.2 GPA —incl. @DavidHogg111. On reflection, in the spirit of Holy Week, I apologize for any upset or hurt my tweet caused him or any of the brave victims of Parkland. For the record, I believe my show was the first to feature David…(1/2)
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 29, 2018
… immediately after that horrific shooting and even noted how “poised” he was given the tragedy. As always, he’s welcome to return to the show anytime for a productive discussion. WATCH: https://t.co/5wcd00wWpd (2/2)
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) March 29, 2018
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