‘What do you want me to say?’ Seattle’s mayor asks others to boycott coffee giant, where she buys lattes

By Bob Unruh

Mayor Katie Wilson, D-Seattle (Video screenshot)
Mayor Katie Wilson, D-Seattle

Seattle’s mayor not long ago demanded a boycott of Starbucks, which got its start to being a multi-billion dollar company with tens of thousands of outlets, in her city.

Now she buys the company’s products.

Inconsistency appears to be plaguing the self-identified Democratic socialist mayor who once said, when told that wealthy corporations were fleeing Seattle because of the dual socialist and tax agendas, “Bye.”

Now a report at Fox confirms Wilson admitted calling for the Starbucks boycott, and admitted buying products.

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“I had the pleasure of visiting the Pike Place Market Starbucks a little while ago, and I ordered, I think it was a blueberry muffin latte that was like a staff creation,” Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson told Fox 13 Seattle co-anchor Hana Kim in an interview.

Wilson confirmed, “I guess I broke my boycott.” She explained, “And yeah, but I, you know, I don’t know. What do you want me to say about that?”

Last year Wilson demanded the boycott during a picket line by baristas.

“I am not buying Starbucks, and you should not either,” she said.

Lately, however, she admits her verbal assaults have been causing more harm than good.

Meanwhile, Starbucks has announced the closure of multiple locations around Seattle, and the move of some 2,000 workers from Seattle to Tennessee.

Fox reported, “In a recent op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz blasted Seattle’s leadership, accusing Wilson of pushing ‘socialist rhetoric’ that vilifies businesses.”

He wrote, “Seattle’s mayor, Katie Wilson, has chosen to cast business as a foil rather than a partner. Her socialist rhetoric vilifies employers, even while she continues to rely on them for revenue. She has encouraged residents who disagree with her policies to leave.”

Just a few weeks ago, Starbucks confirmed it is investing $100 million in Nashville, and bringing over 2,000 jobs.

 

Bob Unruh

Bob Unruh joined WND in 2006 after nearly three decades with the Associated Press, as well as several Upper Midwest newspapers, where he covered everything from legislative battles and sports to tornadoes and homicidal survivalists. He is currently a news editor for the WND News Center, and also a photographer whose scenic work has been used commercially. Read more of Bob Unruh's articles here.


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