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What Altman doesn't need to worry about is the blowback and boycotting that occurs when actual CEOs speak out.

They know what he refuses to admit: that a non-vocal majority of this country strongly supports the President and will NOT support anyone who publicly smites him.

Attacking the President as a normal consumer goods CEO is a losing proposition.

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That is what North Carolina thought. Major companies pressuring the government helps shift people's opinions on what is acceptable in modern society.

Even if you don't care about doing the right thing, losing some business from a (shrinking) minority of Americans is probably worth the positive publicity overseas, economic stability, retaining visa-holding employees, etc.

/s/majority/almost half

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