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Chipotle moved to distance itself from billionaire hedge fund supervisor Invoice Ackman after he donated to a fundraiser geared toward supporting the ICE agent concerned within the deadly capturing of a Minneapolis lady.
The fast-casual restaurant chain that focuses on burritos, tacos and bowls took to social media platform Threads Monday to submit a one-sentence assertion to make clear that “Invoice Ackman just isn’t affiliated with Chipotle.”
Chipotle moved ahead with that submit in response to a viral submit on Threads that known as for a boycott of Chipotle and inaccurately claimed Ackman owned the corporate in a submit that stated, “Do not eat at Chipotle. The man who owns it simply gave $10000 to the person who killed Renee Good.”
Ackman’s hedge fund, Pershing Sq. Capital Administration, disclosed a 9.9% stake in Chipotle in 2016, and the billionaire took an energetic position in overhauling the corporate’s technique however lowered its holdings over time earlier than exiting the stake late final yr, a transfer Chipotle disclosed throughout a November earnings name.
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The viral submit prompted Chipotle to make clear that it now not has an affiliation with Invoice Ackman, CEO of Pershing Sq. Capital Administration, whose agency exited its funding within the chain. (Patrick Fallon/Bloomberg/Getty Photos)
The controversy linking Ackman to Chipotle surfaced after guests to a GoFundMe web page arrange for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer concerned within the deadly capturing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis realized {that a} $10,000 donation to the fund had been made by William Ackman.
Following hypothesis about whether or not it was the outspoken entrepreneur who made the donation, Ackman himself took to social media to substantiate that he made the donation and defined that he meant to do likewise for a fundraiser for Good however wasn’t in a position to take action in time.
An worker works at a Chipotle in Manhattan, N.Y. (Reuters/Andrew Kelly)
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“The entire scenario is a tragedy. An officer doing his greatest to do his job, and a protester who probably didn’t intend to kill the officer however whose actions in a cut up second led to her loss of life. Our nation is stronger if we work collectively to resolve advanced points which can be tearing us aside,” Ackman wrote.
The deadly capturing of Renee Good by an ICE agent has sparked demonstrations across the nation. (Jordan Pettitt/PA Photos by way of Getty Photos)
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The deadly capturing in Minneapolis has sparked ongoing protests not solely within the Twin Cities however across the nation, prompting the Division of Homeland Safety to announce the deployment of lots of extra ICE brokers to Minneapolis.
DHS alleges that Good “weaponized her car” and “tried to run a legislation enforcement officer over,” whereas critics argue that the ICE agent ought to face prosecution for his position within the capturing.
