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Earlier in the day, Macy's said it was snubbing Trump because of the "disparaging characterizations" he made about Mexican immigrants during his campaign launch. Among other things, Trump accused Mexico of sending its "rapists" and drug dealers to the US.
Trump reacted by blasting Macy's on Twitter for being "weak on border security." He wrote that people who care about stopping illegal immigration should stop shopping at the department store:
Those who believe in tight border security, stopping illegal immigration & SMART trade deals w/other countries should boycott @Macys.
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 1, 2015For all of those who want to #MakeAmericaGreatAgain, boycott @Macys. They are weak on border security & stopping illegal immigration.
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 1, 2015Macy's is only the latest in a string of businesses that have cut ties with Trump in the last week. NBC, Univision, and the Mexican media company Televisa all recently announced they would not show Trump's Miss Universe Organization beauty pageants because of his comments about immigrants.
"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best; they're not sending you," Trump said in his June announcement speech, according to a transcript. "They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."
Trump, who said he was criticizing the Mexican government and not its people, has fired back against the companies criticizing him. He said he is suing Univision for $500 million. He denounced NBC as "weak." And he insisted that he was the one cutting ties with Macy's - not the other way around.