{"id":2238481,"date":"2024-05-06T15:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T19:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ceo-makes-pathetic-attempt-to-walk-back-his-anti-israel-comments-after-investors-make-him-pay\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T15:38:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T19:38:26","slug":"ceo-makes-pathetic-attempt-to-walk-back-his-anti-israel-comments-after-investors-make-him-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ceo-makes-pathetic-attempt-to-walk-back-his-anti-israel-comments-after-investors-make-him-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO attempts to backtrack on anti-Israel remarks following investor backlash"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fceo-makes-pathetic-attempt-to-walk-back-his-anti-israel-comments-after-investors-make-him-pay%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=2238481&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--><p>Andrew Dudum, CEO of Hims &#038; Hers, \u200cfaces backlash for supporting college protests favoring a terrorist organization, causing a\u2064 substantial stock drop. Amid criticism, his attempt to clarify misinterpreted statements \u2063falls short of an apology. Investors and critics express \u200bdisappointment as \u2062Dudum&#8217;s reputation takes a hit, highlighting the risks for\u2062 CEOs in today&#8217;s divisive climate. Andrew \u2064Dudum,\u200d the CEO of Hims &#038; Hers, is\u200c under fire for backing college\u200d protests in support\u2062 of a terrorist group, leading to\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chadwick-bosemans-family-says-late-actor-didnt-put-a-lot-of-value-on-oscars\/\" title=\"Chadwick Boseman\u2019s Family Says Late Actor Didn\u2019t Put A Lot Of Value On Oscars\">significant drop<\/a> in the company&#8217;s stock\u2064 value. Despite trying to\u200d explain his remarks, Dudum&#8217;s response lacks an apology. This incident underscores the challenges\u2064 faced by CEOs in navigating sensitive\u200d issues in a polarized \u2064environment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/%20\"><span>Allison Anton<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 6, 2024 at 9:45am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>On this week\u2019s installment of \u201cplay stupid games, win stupid prizes,\u201d a woke CEO has been forced to apologize after his ill-advised post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X threatened his bottom line.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Dudum, founder of the health and wellness company Hims &#038; Hers, got himself into hot water on Wednesday when he posted in support of the useless college students ruining everyone else\u2019s graduation plans by protesting in favor of a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p>Dudum declared Thursday on X that \u201cMoral courage> College degree,\u201d and then offered encouragement to those blights on society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re currently protesting against the genocide of the Palestinian people &#038; for your university\u2019s divestment from Israel, keep going. It\u2019s working,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dudum then proclaimed, \u201cThere are plenty of companies &#038; CEOs eager to hire you, regardless of university discipline,\u201d adding a link to the Hims &#038; Hers job application page.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Moral courage> College degree<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re currently protesting against the genocide of the Palestinian people &#038; for your university\u2019s divestment from Israel, keep going. It\u2019s working.<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of companies &#038; CEOs eager to hire you, regardless of university discipline.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 andrewdudum (@AndrewDudum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewDudum\/status\/1785630723958800607?\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Needless to say, he was eviscerated in the comments \u2014 but, worse still, his poorly thought-out PR move ended up tanking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stock-drops-like-rock-woke-ceo-says-eager-hire-anti-israel-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">company\u2019s stock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His &#038; Hers lost nearly $210 million in stock value in a single day Friday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/03\/us-news\/hims-and-hers-stock-plummets-8-after-ceo-says-he-is-eager-to-hire-anti-israel-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, on Sunday, Dudum returned to X to try to stop the bleeding.<\/p>\n<p>In the first post in his thread, he said he\u2019d \u201clike to clarify a few things because my words have been misconstrued by some.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The last few days have been a disheartening reflection of just how divisive a time we live in. I\u2019d like to clarify a few things because my words have been misconstrued by some.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 andrewdudum (@AndrewDudum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewDudum\/status\/1787266553911894291?\">May 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMisconstrued,\u201d huh?<\/p>\n<p>No, people understood exactly what he was trying to say \u2014 and that was the whole problem.<\/p>\n<p>That inconvenient fact notwithstanding, Dudum pressed on, saying, \u201cI, in no way condone nor support acts or threats of violence, antisemitism, or intimidation and there is absolutely no justification for violence on our campuses. \u2026 I am <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-launch-murder-probe-into-death-of-officer-following-d-c-protests\/\" title=\"Officials launch murder probe into death of officer following D.C. protests\">deeply saddened<\/a> that my support for peaceful protest has been interpreted by some as encouraging violence, intimidation, or bigotry of any kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I, in no way condone nor support acts or threats of violence, antisemitism, or intimidation and there is absolutely no justification for violence on our campuses. Every student deserves to feel safe without fear of harm or being targeted for who they are. I am deeply saddened\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 andrewdudum (@AndrewDudum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewDudum\/status\/1787266555388314111?\">May 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Many of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/total-anarchy-hits-ucla-overnight-protests-turn-violent-like-war-zone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-Israel protests<\/a> on college campuses have been anything but \u201cpeaceful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They might have not involved gunfire or knives, but demonstrators have tussled with the police, beaten a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/harrowing-footage-jewish-students-barricade-library-pro-palestinian-mob-hammers-doors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">young Jewish woman<\/a> unconscious and shouted anti-Semitic slogans with such violence and venom that Jewish students have left campus in fear for their lives.<\/p>\n<p>From the start, Dudum came across as incredibly disingenuous, but he wasn\u2019t finished.<\/p>\n<p>The Hims &#038; Hers CEO said that \u201cthe right for people to use their voices in peaceful protest to drive change \u2026 is critical to our democracy and must be protected. Our world today is more just because students throughout history have courageously taken to their campuses and used their voices to force change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Further, he said, as \u201ca father whose children are both the descendants of Palestinian refugees who fled the Nakba in 1948, and the descendants of Holocaust survivors from Poland, as I have previously shared, I have a personal appreciation for the different perspectives people have which I live with daily at my dinner table.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As a father whose children are both the descendants of Palestinian refugees who fled the Nakba in 1948, and the descendants of Holocaust survivors from Poland, as I have previously shared, I have a personal appreciation for the different perspectives people have which I live with\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 andrewdudum (@AndrewDudum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewDudum\/status\/1787266558668284171?\">May 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Dudum ended his thread by saying, \u201cI hope and pray for peace and for an end to violence everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was one essential thing missing from his \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hours-will-smiths-apology-chris-rock-gives-new-nickname-bit-fake-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apology<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Namely, any permutation of the words \u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the good folks on X were quick to notice.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Kerpen, president of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, shared the original post and the \u201capology\u201d with the caption, \u201cEvil Andy before his stock got crushed versus after.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Evil Andy before his stock got crushed versus after: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Buky1tHdBc\">https:\/\/t.co\/Buky1tHdBc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2iwFV7vxmF\">pic.twitter.com\/2iwFV7vxmF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kerpen\/status\/1787455266813771907?\">May 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others also commented on Dudum\u2019s posts.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cGeeze, my company stock crashed and my financial partners are really mad I\u2019m okay with college campus calls for dead Jews. So, who wants a Bud Light?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ikPZTHp8YW\">https:\/\/t.co\/ikPZTHp8YW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WinF4buQj9\">pic.twitter.com\/WinF4buQj9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redsteeze\/status\/1787330094337245266?\">May 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Translation: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewDudum?\">@andrewdudum<\/a> is a hateful anti-semite and his company is getting crushed for his therefore he is losing money and while he still hates Jews he would like to continue to make money as if he doesn\u2019t. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UrQtY2eQw6\">https:\/\/t.co\/UrQtY2eQw6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DistrictAI (@districtai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/districtai\/status\/1787457064479895807?\">May 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I said a ridiculous thing and now I\u2019m going to spin it even though my ridiculous \u201cgenocide\u201d post is still visible. Yes I wanted to encourage the terrorist supporters, but didn\u2019t want that to affect my company\u2019s stock price\u2026<\/p>\n<p>OK buddy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bsTJqZpOo0\">https:\/\/t.co\/bsTJqZpOo0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ib0dUWwBZz\">pic.twitter.com\/Ib0dUWwBZz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atticus Franklin (@AtticusFranklin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtticusFranklin\/status\/1787304834946744491?\">May 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Morning. Looks like his shareholders cornered him in a slow elevator with pitchforks over the weekend. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sB953GrmPY\">https:\/\/t.co\/sB953GrmPY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hwGCIBqiFg\">pic.twitter.com\/hwGCIBqiFg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Deebs (@DeebsFLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeebsFLA\/status\/1787425890806149549?\">May 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Let it not pass without mentioning that Dudum disabled the comments on his half-hearted \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/getting-caught-lying-barr-quote-msnbcs-todd-offers-pitiful-half-apology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apology<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, he only backpedaled because the stock of his company had fallen catastrophically.<\/p>\n<p>Dudum just couldn\u2019t bring himself to denounce the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/iranian-professor-makes-frightening-prediction-anti-israel-protesters-college-campuses-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-Semitism<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-students-at-yale-law-school-invited-an-israeli-politician-to-speak-about-anti-semitism-then-they-caved-to-pressure\/\" title=\"An Israeli lawmaker was invited to speak about anti-Semitism by Israeli academics at Yale Law School. Now they gave in to pressure.\">college protesters<\/a> or even express remorse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hillary-clinton-jumps-trump-bloodbath-frenzy-question-doesnt-want-hear-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hillary Clinton<\/a> has delivered more convincing phony apologies than this.<\/p>\n<p>His posts were a transparent attempt at damage control with no real reflection or contrition.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, they were just what people have come to expect from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disney-shredded-cartoon-humiliates-ceo-woke-company-suffers-recent-800m-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">woke CEOs<\/a> who accidentally say the quiet part out loud.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. 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Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45810\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45810\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45810\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45810\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Allison Anton dabbles in fiction, as well as commenting on depressing modern trends and media. She calls the metro Atlanta area home, and when she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s creating a loving home for her amazing husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this week&#8217;s episode of &#8220;play stupid games, win stupid prizes,&#8221; a woke CEO, Andrew Dudum of Hims &amp; Hers, faces backlash for a social media post on X platform jeopardizing his bottom line<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2577,"featured_media":2238482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrew-Dudum.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2238481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Andrew-Dudum.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2238481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2577"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2238481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2238481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2238482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2238481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2238481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2238481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}