(Reuters) -Jack Daniel's maker Brown Forman's CEO Lawson Whiting said on Wednesday Canadian provinces taking American liquor off store shelves was "worse than a tariff" and a "disproportionate response" to levies imposed by the Trump administration. - ThreadSky

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(Reuters) -Jack Daniel's maker Brown Forman's CEO Lawson Whiting said on Wednesday Canadian provinces taking American liquor off store shelves was "worse than a tariff" and a "disproportionate response" to levies imposed by the Trump administration.

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hockmantom64.bsky.social•3 days ago

That qualifies as a FAFO for Lawson who no doubt supported Trump thinking his business would only flourish under Trump.

aileinduinn.bsky.social•3 days ago

They're oddly blue in their political contributions with a handful of exceptions, but they did kill their own DEI programs last year and ended their participation in the LGBTQ corporate equality index. They're purple capitalists (at best)

howardbeale.bsky.social•3 days ago

for that I'll be drinking
Crown Royal and RC cola

we call it r2c2

passonx.bsky.social•3 days ago

Nice! Keep it coming Canada!

Put targeted red states in their place!

Does Canada send them back or make alot of Canaduan bourbon balls and sell them at 1/2 off?