Carlson agreed to a seven-figure advertising deal with Public Square (PublicSq. ), a shopping app that promotes itself as being the “starting point” for conservatives to battle environmental, social and governance policies, according to people familiar with the matter. …Michael Seifert, the CEO of Public Square, previously discussed how the company wants to help take on ESG, which has become a target for Republican lawmakers at both the state and federal levels, right-wing officials and media figures. “But the only way that we are going to topple those corrupt philosophies that are destroying our economy is by shifting consumer spending. And so we’re offering the easiest directory out there to go and do that as your starting point” [Brian Schwartz, “Tucker Carlson’s Show on Twitter Makes Ad Deal with Anti-ESG Shopping App,” CNBC, 2023.07.16].

Source: Washington Post July 17, 2023 17:37 UTC