Bean expressed support for President-elect Donald Trump, the future leader of the United States urged his 19.6 million Twitter followers to buy the company’s goods. Thank you to Linda Bean of L.L.Bean for your great support and courage. @LBPerfectMaine — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2017The unprecedented endorsement came less than two hours after Linda Bean said on a talk show early Thursday that anti-Trump groups are browbeating American businesses, an effort she called “un-American.” “It’s a case of bullying,” Bean said on Fox and Friends. That prompted Grab Your Wallet, a boycott effort against companies that carry Trump brand products or have other connections to the president-elect, to add L.L. Bean off its website until Linda Bean is ejected from the board.

Source: Washington Post January 12, 2017 16:05 UTC