{"id":1965940,"date":"2023-07-06T17:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T21:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-attorneys-general-sign-letter-blasting-target\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T17:38:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T21:38:17","slug":"seven-attorneys-general-sign-letter-blasting-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-attorneys-general-sign-letter-blasting-target\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven AGs condemn Target in letter."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fseven-attorneys-general-sign-letter-blasting-target%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1965940&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/roy-francis\">Roy Francis<\/a><br \/>2:23 PM \u2013 Thursday, July 6, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Seven Republican Attorneys General wrote a letter aimed at Target, warning the company that their Pride collection contained clothing that may violate child-protection laws.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/INAG\/2023\/07\/06\/file_attachments\/2546257\/Target%20Letter%20Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">letter<\/a>, which was addressed to Brian Cornell, the Chairman and CEO of Target Corporation, was focused on the company\u2019s Pride Month displays and the support that it had showed of a pro-transgender organization.<\/p>\n<p>The letter stated that the displays and June Pride collections at Target was \u201cpotentially harmful to minors,\u201d and that the company\u2019s campaign risks \u201cpotential interference with parental authority in matters of sex and gender identity\u201d and a \u201cpossible violation of fiduciary duties by the company\u2019s directors and officers.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAs Attorneys General committed to enforcing our States\u2019 child-protection and parental-rights laws and our States\u2019 economic interests as Target shareholders, we are concerned by recent events involving the company\u2019s \u2018Pride\u2019 campaign,\u201d the letter read. \u201cOur concerns entail the company\u2019s promotion and sale of potentially harmful products to minors, related potential interference with parental authority in matters of sex and gender identity, and possible violation of fiduciary duties by the company\u2019s directors and officers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The letter said that the company had \u201cwittingly marketed and sold LGBTQIA+ promotional products to families and young children as part of a comprehensive effort to promote gender and sexual identity among children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The AGs specifically highlighted products such as a shirt that read \u201chomophobe headrest\u201d next to a guillotine, as well as another shirt that read \u201ctransphobe collector\u201d accompanied by a picture of a skull. They also pointed to the girls\u2019 swimsuit that had advertised its capability to \u201ctuck\u201d male genitalia, along with Pride themed onesies and bibs for babies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Target?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@target<\/a> is claiming that the \u201ctuck-friendly\u201d bathing suits were only for adults. Look at where <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahPPerry?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SarahPPerry<\/a> found them. In the kids\/teen area of the store. Right next to child mannequins. Sizing for teens is not always different from adults. But it can still be stocked for\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xa7rkFxrCW\">https:\/\/t.co\/xa7rkFxrCW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y5vzvgAXuF\">pic.twitter.com\/Y5vzvgAXuF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megan Basham (@megbasham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megbasham\/status\/1661843483043176466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The letter also slammed the company for partnering with \u201cAbprallen,\u201d the Satanist-inspired brand.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Friendly reminder that Target was exposed for selling transgender children\u2019s merchandise made by Abprallen, a Satanic designer whose shirts say:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSatan respects pronouns\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is why we\u2019re boycotting Target <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4hIkTTxbeH\">pic.twitter.com\/4hIkTTxbeH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DC_Draino\/status\/1661152360415256577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The company\u2019s support of the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN) was also addressed by the letter saying that the support that Target displayed raises concerns \u201cunder our States\u2019 child-protection and parental-rights laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cGLSEN furnishes resources to activists for the purpose of undermining parents\u2019 constitutional and statutory rights by supporting \u2018secret gender transitions for kids,\u2019\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ever since Target began its June Pride month campaign, its stock has fallen almost 20% due to the massive backlash and boycotts. The seven AGs said that the corporation\u2019s leadership must put business first instead of politics.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think this Target boycott has real staying power. Target has now branded itself as a far left organization, to the point where it\u2019s embarrassing to shop there. This is the branding that makes the boycott stick. It happened to Bud Light. I think it\u2019s happening to Target.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1661743672181018624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The letter was signed by Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, Missouri\u2019s Andrew Bailey, Idaho\u2019s Raul Labrador, Mississippi\u2019s Lynn Fitch, South Carolina\u2019s Ala Wilson, along with the main signee, Attorney General of Indiana Todd Rokita.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>pre-Vatican II Bishop Donald J. Sanborn, the rector of the Most Holy Trinity Seminary, Reading, Pennsylvania, about the Vatican targeted Bishop Joseph Strickland, a critic of Pope Francis\u2019 leadership of the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Vivek Ramaswamy,\u00a0Entrepreneur and GOP Presidential Candidate, has been a vocal advocate for parents and their children reclaiming America\u2019s education system. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>National\u00a0Political\u00a0Correspondent Neil W. McCabe interviewed Senior Trump campaign advisor Lynne Patton about\u00a0the\u00a0president\u2019s campaign to win the Palmetto State, including his July 1st visit to the state.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The future is fast approaching as Alef Aeronautics gets cleared to trial run their prototype for a flying car. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) \u2013 The metaverse, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/argentina-to-push-july-imf-debt-payments-to-month-end-source\/\" title=\"Argentina will delay its July debt payments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) until the end of the month, according to a source.\">shared virtual worlds accessible<\/a> via the internet, has not triggered any concerns so\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) \u2013 Google has accused India\u2019s antitrust body of ordering changes to its business\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok Inc on Wednesday asked a U.S. judge to block enforcement of a Montana state ban on\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) -China has released its first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-lines-at-the-white-house-cocaine-found-in-the-west-wing\/\" title=\"Cocaine discovered in White House's West Wing!\">homegrown open-source desktop operating system<\/a>, named OpenKylin, state media said, as\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>on expressing concerns about the potential violation of child-protection laws in Target&#8217;s Pride collection. 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