I don't know which publication you are getting this nonsense from, but.... If you would step back and give it little bit of "is it realistic" thought, you'd realize that these stories are nonsense published by "news" outlets that peddle in "Alternative Facts" because they have failed to learn the lessons of the "Bowling Green Massacre."
Consider:
1. Shutting down bank accounts for political reasons is illegal. Why would Chase risk it's (very wealthy) corporation to shut down such accounts?
2. If this were true, the folks mentioned could sue - and win handily. However, they can't do that as their "claim" would be proven false. Chase shuts down many bank accounts, despite political affiliations, when they become inactive, carry a smaller balance than what the account permits, etc. Mystery shoppers who shop banks would recognize that these conditions exists. There is lots of information out there about accounts being closed by Chase - and it has nothing to do with politics. NOTE: Account holders' money is returned.
3. Such political mouthpieces get lots of attention by yapping about such things: They get audiences and notoriety by doing so: The truth be damned. (Kind of like my math students who say I failed them because I didn't like them but fail to mention having never done homework, failed tests and been unavailable to come in for help. Saying the teacher didn't like them is a far better story.)
4. Respected conservative-leaning publications, such as the Wall Street Journal have not reported on this - and it would be a huge story if it were true. Mainstream sources have not reported on it either.
5. I see this story on Reddit, The Gateway Pundit, DCDirtyLaundry, and "The Conservative Firing Line." These sources all cite one-another - which site Twitter feeds. None of these sources even try to claim to be "balanced" news. They are all (aside from Reddit, which isn't a news publication at all - rather a place where anybody can say anything) admittedly hyper-conservative sources of spin.
6. Most convincing... If this had any inkling of truth, POTUS would have already tweeted Dimon into infamy.
A person's politics should not affect their ability to tell truth from crap. This "news" was crap.
@iShop123 wrote:
For Paypal, they closed the account of Andrew Torba (one of three founders of the social media site "Gab" ) ; on the other side of the political spectrum, they closed the France-Palestine Solidarity Association. There are many others as well, such as Laura Loomer.
Chase recently shut down Joe Biggs' account, an account he had for 20 years. Also Enrique Tarrio and Martina Markota had their accounts shut down without explanation.
Whether or not you agree with someone's politics should not be a reason to mess with their finances. If a business was upfront and said, "We don't want accounts from [x] [y] and [z]," I can see that is their business. But to close accounts to which payments are tied that can't be changed is just wrong.
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