United Airlines CEO Confronted, Says Political Decision Wasn’t Political

By Tom Knighton

In the early days after Parkland, anti-gun activists started on a campaign to push companies to sever ties with the NRA. One of first and largest to do so was United Airlines. It was one of several companies that jumped ship and tried to distance themselves from the nation’s oldest civil rights organization.

At the same time, they ignited a firestorm as gun rights advocates vowed to never fly United again. It was a potentially costly move.

When the company held its annual meeting, however, the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project decided it would be a good time to confront CEO Oscar Munoz about the decision.

In an emailed statement, FEP director Justin Danhof said, “When I asked why United broke a business relationship with the NRA, Munoz dismissively answered me by suggesting I was making political commentary and that the company’s decision to essentially denounce the NRA wasn’t political.”

Yes. Read that again. Munoz said this obviously political position wasn’t really political.

Then why cut ties with the NRA? As Danhof says:

Munoz claimed the decision was made only because a United employee’s daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting. While that is indeed a tragedy, this explanation insults the intelligence …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms