Conservative author and radio personality Mark Levin says retail chain Target has reversed course and agreed to stock his new book “The Democrat Party Hates America” after initially deciding not to sell the book.
By Thursday afternoon, Mr. Levin issued a follow-up tweet, saying Target had reversed course and decided to carry his new book after all.
“Target just informed my publisher that it has reversed course and will be taking my new book in its stores upon its release,” he wrote.
NTD News reached out to Target and Simon & Schuster for comment but did not receive a response from either company by the time this article was published.
Mr. Levin credited his supporters for bringing about Target’s alleged course change.
“You folks are an immense force for free speech and market capitalism, and conservative authors and audiences everywhere will benefit from your patriotism,” Mr. Levin said on Thursday. “I could not be more proud of you—not only for how this specific case turned out, as there will undoubtedly be more of this—but because you’ve made it clear that you’ve had enough and will exercise your enormous power. The silent majority is silent no longer. I’ll more fully discuss this on radio. God bless and I thank and salute you all.”
Mr. Levin’s new book is scheduled for release on Sept. 19. The book is a direct follow-up to his 2021 book “American Marxism.”
The Target of Boycotts
The Target retail chain has been the subject of another controversy in recent weeks. The retailer was targeted with calls for boycotts in May as it began rolling out its LGBT Pride Month collection.Many of Target’s Pride Month products were aimed at children, such as books for kids aged 2–8 with titles like “Pride 1,2,3,” “Bye Bye, Binary,” and “I’m Not a Girl” and “The Pronoun Book” for kids aged 0–3.
Another Pride Month item that caught widespread attention was a transgender swimsuit for adults with a “tuck-friendly” feature.
Target eventually pulled some of the controversial items from stores. That decision was met with new criticism, this time from the LGBT community.
“The thing that’s so disappointing is that the leadership that Target has shown over such a long period of time seems to be wavering in a moment when the attacks on our community are increasing,” Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, the executive director of LGBTQ advocacy group GLSEN, also told ABC News last month.