In 2017, did it seem like many of your favorite brands suddenly became overtly political in a way they never had before, and uniformly against President Donald Trump and the Republican Party?
For example, in January 2017, Starbucks posted on Twitter, “We are committed to hiring 10,000 refugees over the next five years in the 75 countries where Starbucks does business. #StandWithRefugees.”
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