10 Biggest Companies That Do Not Support Trump

The 10 biggest companies that do not support Trump did more than just refrain from associating with the new U.S president.

The average company is understandably wary about choosing sides in political matters. As basketball great Michael Jordan allegedly said when asked about his silence on social issues during his heyday, “Republicans buy sneakers too.” Therefore, it is logical for companies to remain politically inoffensive if they want to get as many customers as they can. And while some companies donate to candidates or lobbyists, they do so more likely due to business interests than ideological convictions. Hence, companies are better served if they stay silent publicly concerning politics and let their money and lobbyists do the talking. Even now, the typical company can be considered to be neither for or against Trump.

However, these are not typical times. The election of President Trump (and it still feels weird to type out that phrase) has ushered in a wave of new policies that are doubtless polarizing, to say the least. Heck, even his election has been polarizing; his supporters back him rabidly, while his critics are passionate in their opposition. The most polarizing of these regulations (or attempted regulations) is an immigration ban on people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The executive order, which Trump signed in late-January, was immediately blocked in the courts in early-February. A newer version of the ban, this time removing Iraq from the list of countries affected, was signed in March and then blocked again in the same month.

Over the course of the contentious immigration ban, 97 mostly tech-oriented companies participated in filing court briefs against the order. Opponents of the order included some of the most valuable companies in the world and involved companies in various states of approval or disapproval towards the current administration. Even vaunted startup unicorns were in on the action, like Airbnb (valued at $31 billion), which even offered free housing to refugees affected by the ban, and Uber (valued at $70 billion), whose CEO was even part of Trump’s advisory council just days before the signing of the order (he had just exited the council days before the order was signed).

Nevertheless, the companies that opposed the order are doing so at the risk of earning the ire of Trump, who is known to attack companies on social media, and the President’s supporters, some of which are even considering a boycott against companies that oppose the ban (though good luck with that, because to effectively pull off that boycott, people would have to eschew basically every modern technology in existence).

Hence, by “companies that do not support Trump,” we actually mean companies that do the opposite of supporting Trump, because there are a lot more companies that are not siding with Trump just because they are neutral, at least for now. The 10 biggest companies that do not support Trump are listed in accordance to their market capitalizations as of April 7.

If you’re looking for the other side of the coin, don’t miss the list of the 10 Biggest Companies That Support Trump.

10. Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX)

Market capitalization: $61.33 billion

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is one of the 97 companies that commented against the immigration ban. In addition, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings harshly criticized the policy as “so un-American it pains us all.”

9. Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE)

Market capitalization: $64.45 billion

Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) ranks 9th in our list of biggest companies that do not support Trump. It also joined the court brief opposing the immigration ban. Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) CEO Shantanu Narayen, who is also an immigrant, expressed concern about the action.

8. Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX)

Market capitalization: $84.70 billion

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX)’s head honcho Howard Schultz publicly criticized Trump’s actions against immigrants, including the planned wall on the U.S-Mexico border. Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) has also committed to hiring 10,000 refugees in 75 countries.

7. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE)

Market capitalization: $91.13 billion

Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) CEO Mark Parker wrote a letter encouraging his employees to oppose bigotry and discrimination. In addition, a lot of athletes who endorse Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) products are vocal opponents of the Trump administration.

6. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)

Market capitalization: $169.98 billion

Although Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) committed $7 billion for a new microchip facility in Arizona and announced the investment alongside Trump at the Oval Office, it also participated in the court brief against the immigration ban. And just to be clear, Trump had nothing to do with the Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) facility, despite the media optics.

The next five companies on this list of the 10 biggest companies that do not support Trump have market caps of $400 billion and above.

5. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)

Market capitalization: $405.73 billion

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) also opposed the immigration ban in court. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who shared that his wife’s parents were refugees from China, called for keeping America’s doors open to refugees.

4. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Market capitalization: $425.39 billion

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is a witness in the state of Washington’s lawsuit against the immigration ban. However, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) also made our list of companies that support Trump, as it carries several Trump products on its e-commerce platform.

3. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Market capitalization: $507.16 billion

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) ranks third in our list of biggest companies that do not support Trump. It is also working with Washington against the anti-immigrant executive order. In addition, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s acquisition of LinkedIn expanded its refugee support program to the U.S.

2. Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

Market capitalization: $574.16 billion

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) joined the court brief against the immigration ban. Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) also created a crisis fund worth $4 million for immigrant-rights groups.

1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Market capitalization: $750.36 billion

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was also part of the anti-ban court brief. In addition, CEO Tim Cook publicly criticized the order. That puts Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) on top of the list of the 10 biggest companies that do not support Trump.

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