SF Giants release statement on co-owner’s donation to Cindy Hyde-Smith. I fixed it for them.
Today the San Francisco Giants President and CEO Laurence M. Baer released a statement regarding a donation made by the team’s majority co-owner Charles B. Johnson to Cindy Hyde-Smith, the neo-Confederate senator from Mississippi.
As I wrote for Rantt Media on Saturday:
Charles B. Johnson, a principal owner of the San Francisco Giants, contributed to the campaign of Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), nine days after she made racist comments about a “public hanging.”
Johnson is one of 29 principal owners of the Giants, a group that includes CEO Larry Baer. Though his ownership share is not publicly available, Johnson is believed to hold one of the largest stakes in the team.
A runoff election for U.S. Senator from Mississippi will take place on Tuesday, November 27. Hyde-Smith, the embattled Republican incumbent, is facing a stiff challenge from Democrat Mike Espy. No Democrat has won a Senate race in Mississippi since 1982. President Trump plans to hold two MAGA rallies in Mississippi on Monday, election eve, to bolster Hyde-Smith’s campaign.
Revelations about Johnson’s contribution to Hyde-Smith came amidst news of several large corporate contributors to the Republican Senator’s re-election campaign publicly renouncing her and requesting refunds.
Hyde-Smith has recently come under fire for her racist comments about a “public hanging” and voter suppression. About both comments, the Senator said she was joking. She also apparently posted a photo of herself on Facebook, pictured in a Confederate hat and holding a period rifle. She captioned the photo: “Mississippi history at its best!” Hyde-Smith is reportedly pictured posing with Greg Stewart. Stewart is listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a member of Free Mississippi, a hate group.
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The statement released by the Giants this morning comes as President Trump plans to hold MAGA rallies in Mississippi today, in advance of tomorrow’s election. Trump has called Hyde-Smith “an outstanding person.”
Civil rights advocates are calling for a boycott of the Giants. In a statement issued Monday, Oakland attorney John Burris called for fans not to attend Giants games “as long as Charles Johnson is associated with the team.”
