It was the kind of program that, ordinarily, liberals would cheer.
To hear them tell it, expanding the opportunities for minorities has always been their party’s idea. But when President Donald Trump took a stab at it, announcing a business and educational project aimed directly at Hispanic people, the left wasn’t about to cut him some slack. And worse than that, they’re out to destroy anyone who does.
For Goya CEO Robert Unanue, Thursday’s executive order had been a long time coming. Like most Hispanic Americans, he was eager to work with the administration to improve his community’s way of life.
When Trump invited Unanue to join his Hispanic Prosperity Initiative, he eagerly accepted. And, at the signing ceremony, he praised Trump, saying: “We are all truly blessed … to have a leader like President Trump who is a builder. We have an incredible builder, and we pray. We pray for our leadership, our president.”
No sooner had he spoken the words than the cancel culture, led by ringleaders like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., started the hashtag #BoycottGoya.
To Unanue, who pointed out that he’d done an event at the White House with Michelle Obama too, the backlash was unbelievable.
“You’re allowed to talk good or talk praise to one president but … all the sudden that’s not acceptable,” Unanue told Fox News. “If you’re called by the president of the United States, you’re going to say, ‘No, I’m sorry, I’m busy, no thank you’? I didn’t say that to the Obamas, and I didn’t say that to President Trump.”
Asked if he would apologize for the comments, Unanue said absolutely not. In fact, he made his feelings clear that a liberal boycott was just another attempt at “suppression of speech.”
He’s right. These same people who claim to care about minorities—phonies like AOC and her followers—have never given two figs about real America. If they did, they’d have set aside their political agendas long enough to realize that Unanue is no enemy.
They’d have seen that Goya—the same company they’ve decided to blacklist—just pledged to donate 2 million cans of food to needy U.S. families. And instead of applauding that—or, frankly, just remaining silent—they did what liberals do: proved they care more about politics than people.
Cancel culture is absolutely out of control. This is a man who simply said something good about Trump, and what are the mobs doing? Threatening to take down his brand. We might as well be back in the French Revolution, lining people up in the guillotine yard.
As Americans, we can’t afford to be passive about this leftist revolutionary agenda. Fortunately, there are men of conviction like Robert Unanue who refuse to bend to the angry fringe.
But there are far more, warn the editors of National Review Online, who “believe they can pacify the mob by throwing it a sacrificial lamb or two. In that, they are mistaken.”
There is no appeasement. There is only courage or surrender. And only one will guarantee that our country and freedom survive.
President & daughter should not ever support one product over another. The garden talk at WH is another with mention of saving $3K on buying a new truck & gosh/golly I wonder what that brand might be. All companies should be treated equal by WH.
Vote yes or no if you think the picture of POTUS with can of beans/thumbs up taken in oval office of White House is presidential??????? And consider that the rest of the world saw the same thing ..He needs to think before he acts sometimes.
I have never purchased Goya products until I heard about the cancel culture boycott. Went to the market this week and bought several Goya items. Purchased some to try myself and others to donate to our bi-weekly food collection at church. Will continue to buy Goya products since AOC made me aware of the company and their courageous CEO. Thank you to the Goya CEO for not backing down but standing for his beliefs … unlike our ‘oppressed’ multi-million dollar athletes who I will never watch again. God Bless America ….. MAGA
We need more people to start pushing back on the left for their continued nonsense and rhetoric. It started as PC in 90’s now moves to new level of persecution of anyone that disagrees with their view or opinion.
Stop them now and stand up for our true freedom of speech and overall American freedoms.
I love my new Goya products! I bought a case of black beans, chipotle peppers, and some adobo seasoning. I would have missed out if the whining cancel culture commis hadn’t complained. Thanks!.
I will go out of my way to buy/support/seek out any product the Angry Left turns against. They claim the Right is a party consisting of sheep. IMHO the Democratic Party is (mostly) sheep and goats.
I now will buy Goya above other Products.
Thank you for standing for Truth
I support Goya and President Donald TRUMP !
Now we have yet another reason to continue and increase our purchases of Goya.
Great quality products and now a message!
I have since bought about $20 dollars of GOYA foods. and gave most of it to the local food bank. I will now continue to buy GOYA foods for myself and family and charity.
Ther problem with the left is that they only care about the minorities so long as they remain dependent on the government for servival. I am quite sure that Mr Unanue and his employes will never be dependent on the free stuff from the liberals for survival so the liberals could not care less what happens to them.
Thank you GOYA for being a true American. Just bought $30 of canned GOYA products. GOD BLESS AMERICA !!!!!!
Praise God, I will be adding Goya products to my grocery list.
More like trying to cancel the truth- cancel culture heading down road to destruction (including themselves).
I went to the store a few days ago planning to buy some Goya products and found they were mostly sold out. I did find one can of beans which I purchased.
My Goya products came yesterday. We all the right to free speech. Minority companies can all use our support.
I intend to buy as many Goya products as I possibly can. I can use some & donate the rest!
Did my part by buying numerous cans,boxes,frozen meals of Goya on my last shopping trip. Take that you worthless liberal POS.
Well presented ad to the hypocrisy of the left. Especially negligent socialist politicians like AOC who have and will continue to todo more harm then good. The left is the real virus in this country. They need to be vaccinated.
Never heard of Goya, but pledge to buy some of their products each shopping trip, take that a o cortez, you moron.
I haven’t seen Goya products in this area, but will definitely buy them if I do. Kudos to Unanue and his commitment to ideals.
Hey people, they don’t just have great beans. Try their seasonings products as well. I will buy nothing but Goya from here on out. GOYA is my product from now on. Thank you!
Buy goya
I had seen the Goya brand on store shelves for years, but had never purchased any of it, Because of the “Boycott Goya” protest, I bought 4 cans of their product, The first one I tried was their Pinto Beans and they are quite good. I will now be a Goya customer for life. Boycott the Boycott Goya boycott!
Phil in TX
Use this as a lesson against the cancel culture. How? Whenever you sign a credit card receipt at a restaurant or store, add ‘MAGA you have just been patronized by a Trump supporter’ on your signature spot. Tell the cashier, waiter, proprietor, delivery man, whoever that a Trump supporter is paying their way. Obnoxious? Too bad. We are in unprecedented times. Hell I told the priest after Mass last week at my vacation parish that I prayed for President Trump all week and I hope he will too.
I will be buying as many Goya products as I can!!!
I have four different Goya products listed on my grocery list already, prior to reading about this issue. I am happy to support Goya and I plan to triple those items on my grocery list to stock my pantry!
I have used Goya products for years….they are excellent! Thank you Mr Unanue for standing by our President.
I have bought Goya beans before and I will make sure I stock up. Someone should cancel AOC and all the other morons. I support President Trump and Goya. I hope their products fly off the shelf and show those idiots a thing or two…
I now make a point of buying at least one or two Goya products every trip I make to the store these days.
That’s all it takes for the Left to be against something, even something they supported before, for Trump to favor that something! They immediately go into attack mode! How can even the most obtuse fail to notice!
It’s too bad these cry babies have no clue about what they are wishing for. Should they ever get their way, their whining won’t be tolerated. The cry for any change will get them tossed into a concentration camp if they’re lucky.
Goya products are the absolute best so let the dopes not buy them, their loss. The rest of us know what’s good.
Buy the Goya products & send an email or text to Mr. Unanue thanking him for standing up to the ridiculous leftists. I sent an email thanking him. We need more CEO’s & owners to stop being part of this cancel culture.
I have purchased Goya products for years, retired from grocery business and know how good Goya products are. Some of THOSE people probably hate their mother for birthing them.
Good for you Goya CEO, the uncivil attitude carried on by socialists like Aoc and so forth, you know their
“deplorable” names, don’t you!!! Anyway their 4 plus year attitudes are childish and unbecoming, and even
laughable!!!! Pray they wake up to what they really look like to the world outside their narcisstic(sp.) nature.
Support Goya and down with Cancel Culture. This garbage has got to stop. I am sick of AOC and her cronies. Please vote her out as soon as possible.She is anti-American. Before anyone is allowed into office they need to pledge to support the constitution or they’re out.
I pay very little attention to the Democrats or the media. No matter what President Trump says or does you automatically know their response. I could have written the headlines the day Mr Unanue praised the President. I’ve never bought Goya products; think I’ll give them a try.
We are way past due for a canceling of the cancel culture AKA communist scum.
Attributed to Winston Churchill — Appeasement defined – Feed the crocodile in the hope that it will eat you last.
Too bad GOYA isn’t Spanish for “go away” which is exactly what I wish these leftists would do
I support the president 100% in his efforts. Hard to believe that people cannot look past their hate for his personality, and appreciate many of the good things he is trying to accomplish. So much for open minded liberalism.
Goya has a large frozen food line also. I am part Spanish and use these products and have for years. I especially like their rice blends, and will fully support them and the Spanish culture and hope this will boot AOC out! She is a disgrace to New York! I believe her and her boyfriend are still under investigation for funds she diverted!
Cancel culture needs to canceled. Another useless body of worthless fools.
Been a Goya fan for years. The libs would boycott their own mothers if she (they) dared thank our President for their stimulus check!
BUY GOYA
Excellent article! Thank you so much, Mr. Perkins. If we spent more time lauding the “good guys” and ignoring the cancel culture we’d be a happier and more united country.
GREAT advertisement for Goya products! Up to now, not being from a hispanic background, I wasn’t in the habit of buying the brand but now I will MAKE A POINT of doing so whenever possible. And remember: “The price of Liberty is eternal vigilance!”
Goya will benefit from Progressive attacks on the company much the same as Chick Fil-A has. To my knowledge, I have never purchased a Goya product; until yesterday. I will support those who support the U.S. and American citizen unity. I’m now a Goya boya.
The liberal socialist dens oc RATS live in”never never land”,never a conservative,never a patriotic AMERICAN.