Calls for consumer boycott of Goodyear over reported MAGA-attire workplace policy

On August 19, 2020, Trump tweeted "Don't buy GOODYEAR TIRES," urging a boycott of the Akron-based manufacturer after a leaked diversity-training slide from a Topeka plant listed MAGA attire as unacceptable workplace expression; Goodyear said the slide was not created or distributed by corporate. Goodyear shares fell following the tweet, dropping roughly 4 percent on the day. Critics, including former ethics officials and the Lincoln Project, characterized the tweet as a sitting president directing economic retaliation against a U.S. employer of thousands of American workers over perceived political disloyalty. Trump framed the call explicitly as retaliatory, writing "Two can play the same game, and we have to start playing it now!"

"Don't buy GOODYEAR TIRES - They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS. Get better tires for far less! (This is what the Radical Left Democrats do. Two can play the same game, and we have to start playing it now!)." Quote verified against source