Olive Garden Boycotted Over Trump Donations the Company Didn’t Make | Eater
"A social-media–driven boycott targeted this national casual‑dining chain after tweets claimed it was a major contributor to Trump’s reelection, but the chain’s social media manager denied those assertions. Some critics pointed at the parent company (which owns other steakhouse brands), yet OpenSecrets reports the company itself has not made direct candidate donations and its political giving is mixed: in 2018 it gave $15,000 to Rick Scott and $60,000 to GOPAC, while in 2016 it donated substantially to Hillary Clinton and DNC Services Corp. The original boycott tweet was later deleted, and the episode left many diners treating whether to continue eating there — and enjoying its signature breadsticks — as a personal decision." - Jaya Saxena
