(Bloomberg) — Groupon Inc. said it won't ads appear on the site Web of The Apprentice after customers complained about political opinions from Donald Trump, the real estate developer who stars on the NBC television show.
Groupon is not a sponsor of the show, its ads appear occasionally on the linked site, Julie Mossler, a spokesman for Chicago-based GroupOn, said in a statement.
"Enough consumers contacted ads us to justify to ensure that we put on the homepage of"the apprentice"in the future", said the statement. "This is not a political statement, it is to avoid intentionally disrupting a segment of our customers.
Trump, who is considering a race for the White House, called the President Barack Obama to present documents proving that he was born in the United States, joining the ranks of the so-called birther movement which challenges his citizenship. The President released a copy of his long-form birth certificate, this week, denouncing the "déconne" debate.
Rebecca marks, a spokesman for NBC Entertainment in Los Angeles, did not immediately comment yesterday. NBC is controlled by based in Philadelphia Comcast Corp. Cathy Hoffman Glosser, a spokesperson for the Trump Organization, New York is a not immediately return a message left after business hours.
Activist policy site ThinkProgress yesterday had induced to regroup on withdraw its ads appearing in connection with the Trump properties.
Australian gold LLC, a manufacturer of sun care products based in Indianapolis, is among the companies that sponsor the apprentice, a version of the show which features entertainers to stay in the running employed by Trump as they raise money for charity.
The company does not plan more advertising for the show and sponsored by a single episode said Martha Miller, an Australian spokesman for gold. She said plans for advertising are not related to the views of the Trump and that the company had not received complaints about the Trump.
With the help of Adam Satariano in San Francisco.
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