As Twitchy reported Wednesday, Delta CEO Ed Bastian proclaimed in a statement that Georgia’s new election law is “unacceptable.” Well, actually, he said the final bill was unacceptable and “based on a lie: that there was widespread voter fraud in Georgia in the 2020 elections. This is simply not true.” It was also simply not true that “voter suppression” cost Stacey Abrams the governorship, but we didn’t hear any CEOs speak up then. The Republican-led House has struck back, passing a bill to strip Delta of a multimillion-dollar tax break.
Sen. Tom Cotton decided it was a good time to repost Bastian’s statement following the passage of election reform bills by the Georgia General Assembly.
Here's @Delta's own statement praising the same law that Delta is now lying about. pic.twitter.com/HArXYDcF2D
— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) April 1, 2021
“The legislation signed this week improved considerably during the legislative process, and expands weekend voting, codifies Sunday voting statewide and poll workers will be allowed to work across county lines,” wrote Bastian.
@Delta was wrong to praise the law, wrong to now condemn it, and most wrong to lie about it. Whether it is their right or not, it is a bad idea for a company to get political; especially when you can be guaranteed that all their employees/shareholders don't agree with the CEO.
— Jeff Hammond (@hammond) April 1, 2021
When did John Kerry become Delta's CEO? They were for it before they were against it.
— AtlAubie (@AubieAtl) April 1, 2021
The fact that an airline is commenting on voter ID requirements says enough
— Colton Adams (@coltrain8224) April 1, 2021
What a stupid thing for a corporation to engage in. The board ought to replace their CEO.
— Fletch Fielder (@FletchFielder) April 1, 2021
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Delta = Hypocrisy
— Chris (@ArlieH66) April 1, 2021
Woke jokers
— Bonnie Blue 1861 (@1861Blue) April 1, 2021
I wonder what Delta Airlines shareholders think of the impending boycott by conservatives of this business?
— ElDe Spartan (@EldeSpartan) April 1, 2021
I will never fly Delta again! Even before this CYA they were and are the most incompetent airline I have ever flown. Never again.
— LVR8DRS4L (@ferfucsakes) April 1, 2021
Whichever side Delta is on, why is an airline “extensively” engaging with elected officials regarding election rules legislation?
— Tim Schumacher ? (@tjschu) April 1, 2021
They came to their senses and realized that ID is also required to get on their planes, and their initial statement was hypocrisy.
— Equalizer (@truthforyou1) April 1, 2021
When will people learn that you can't make the cancel mob happy with anything less than total capitulation? If you don't fight back, this never ends.
— All American Neanderthal (@roblefeber) April 1, 2021
Hey @Delta just shut up and worry about your servicing your customers. Voter ID protects all legitimate voters. Even the poor and marginalized.
— Freeda (@Freeda18771473) April 1, 2021
Why does he think anybody gives a damn what he thinks? Run your company. Leave legislation to elected officials. Nobody elected Ed Bastian to anything.
— Deana Darby (@DeanaDarby) April 1, 2021
It is beyond explanation that people are willing to robotically regurgitate misinformation. The facts are available to read and compare for themselves. The bill is fair, expands voting opportunities, includes voter ID which most citizens support and promotes election integrity.
— K (@delcade) April 1, 2021
When @Delta learns how to responsibly run a business that doesn't need to be constantly bailed out, I'll care what some democrat CEO thinks or says.
— Dan (@Dman1_1976) April 1, 2021
@Delta I think you forget that more than half of your customer base does not kneel to hacktivist organizations such as BLM. I used to prefer Delta, but I'll gladly book United to not support a company that gives the middle finger to half the country for extortion.
— kb5757 (@kb57571) April 1, 2021
The woke Delta CEO supports voter fraud. #BoycottDeltaAirlines
— KT (@KT52173425) April 1, 2021
But political activists can’t hand out free food and drinks to people waiting in line to vote. That seems to be the narrative here; people are going to dehydrate and die trying to reach the polls and that’s the way Republicans want it.
Related:
‘Touché!’ Georgia House passes bill to strip Delta of multimillion-dollar tax break after CEO criticized election law https://t.co/zhtoBnXOXB
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 1, 2021
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