Delta fires back at angry lawmakers amid NRA backlash: 'Our values are not for sale'

Delta fires back at angry lawmakers amid NRA backlash: 'Our values are not for sale'

Delta CEO Ed Bastian defended his company’s decision to cut ties with the National Rifle Association in a memo issued to employees on Friday. Since Delta ended its relationship with the NRA last Saturday, the company has faced backlash from some customers and Georgia lawmakers. On Thursday, the Georgia legislature passed a bill that would end the company’s jet fuel tax exemption. Bastian said that the company’s decision to end its relationship with the NRA was not made for “economic gain” and that its “values are not for sale. …

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