Grocery chain Publix says heiress not connected to company after report links her to Trump rally before riot

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Publix says heiress Julie Jenkins Fancelli is not connected to the company after a report links her to the Trump rally preceding the Capitol riot.

A self-described leader of the Proud Boys was charged for his role in the Capitol riots; authorities said Joseph Biggs encouraged other extremists.Grocery chain Publix Super Markets has responded to online blowback after The Wall Street Journal reported the company's heiress donated $300,000 to fund the Jan. 6 rally beforeJulie Jenkins Fancelli, who is the daughter of Publix founder George Jenkins, donated more than $980,000 to President Trump's 2020 campaign and the Republican party,.

Publix posted a statement on Twitter saying,"Mrs. Fancelli is not an employee of Publix Super Markets, and is neither involved in our business operations, nor does she represent the company in any way. We cannot comment on Mrs. Fancelli’s actions." But many on Twitter have criticized the statement as hollow and the hashtags #Publix and #BOYCOTTPUBLIX were trending Saturday.

Also involved with funding the event, according to the Journal: pundit and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who founded the far-right Infowars media outlet. He provided $50,000 for the pro-Trump rally held at the Ellipse, the Journal reported. Jones posted a video Jan. 9 saying he helped arrange funding for the event, the

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She may not be an employee or involved in the business operations, but is she a shareholder? If so, she profits from Publix and is i directly connected.

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Stop calling it a riot please

Publix Julie? Who don’t know no Julie? Julie was the coffee girl

Ok and so what!!

Love shopping at Publix and nothing can change that

Right

Owns 10% in stock?

I have no recollection of who owns part of our company.

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“Not connected” but profits off shoppers.

So what if she was this is still a free country for a little while, I will be doing a lot more shopping at Publix

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