Trump Defends Home Depot Co-founder After Threats to Boycott Store Over President Support

Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus speaks prior to a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Georgia Aquarium November 19, 2005 in Atlanta, Goergia. The Georgia Aquarium, the world'd largest by gallons, 8 million plus, and by the number of fish, 100,000 plus, opens to the public November 23, 2005. Barry Williams/Getty Images

President Donald Trump has defended Home Depot Co-Founder Bernie Marcus after shoppers threatened to boycott the company over Marcus’s plan to back the president’s re-election bid.

Marcus told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in a recent interview that he plans to donate a part of his fortune, which has a net worth of $5.9 billion according to Forbes, to Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign. He said that although Trump “sucks” at communicating he should be given credit for boosting jobs in America and taking strong stances against China, Iran, and North Korea.