Michael Knowles, who the Trump campaign bragged had endorsed Donald, is infamous for opinions like,
“surrogacy and IVF are immoral,”
“transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely,”
“divorce should basically be outlawed,” and
“I support Christian nationalism.”
Buuuut, he owns a cigar company, and would pretty-please like an exemption from Trump’s tariffs.
Could the premium cigar smokers please have a break?
Video and transcript via Media Matters:
MICHAEL KNOWLES (HOST): One minor point I want to bring up. It’s a major point for me.
When it comes to these trade policies, I have an inside view on only one industry, and that is the cigar industry because I’m an owner of Mayflower Cigars. I’m the founder of this boutique cigar company. And even though it’s a very large cigar company, thanks to all of you who smoke Mayflower Cigars — but it’s still a relatively new, relatively boutique company.
