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Plus, l.l. bean, in politics. caught up in cross hairs after donald trump publicly thanked the board member for her support. theres also an ongoing boycott. well have details of this -- next. taking a holiday in britain, are ya doll? well, the only place you need go...

Hyperboles on the west coast in california trying to control what we do, what we buy, what we sell in maine. >> reporter: trumps support for bean is raising some questions about the president-elects support for her familys company. former ftc general counsel larry noble said trumps tweet might have gone too far. >> hes really willing to use the power of presidency to get what he wants at any given moment, regardless of whether or not the president should be doing that. >> reporter: jason carroll...

>> and she says those call federal government home run her to step down from the board should not hold their breath. >> id never back down. if i feel im right and i feel theyre bullies, thats all they are. >> hard core bullies on the west coast in california, trying to control what we do, what we by, what we sell in maine. >> trumps support for bean is raising some questions about the president-elects support for the company. hes using the power to do what he wants regardless of the power of tha...

Or represents the values of the company that l.l. built, adding that l.l. bean does not endorse political candidates, take positions on political matters or make political contributions. simply put, we stay out of politics. trump, not the only one coming to the companys defense. independent senator of maine tesays its misguy. l.l. bean is a nonpartisan company. i have known and worked with them for virtually all my doesnt matter life. they tick no role in politics. linda bean says there is a pol...

Eastern europe. moscow not happy with the move, it feels threatened by the presence of u.s. troops so close to its border. here at home, wells fargo pulling the plug on more than 400 bank branches. theyll shut down by the end of 2018. theyre closing because customers prefer online and mobile banking and not because of the banks recent scandal involving the creation of fake customer accounts. wells fargo also closed 84 branches last year. and thats a look at news, im kelly wright. now, back to fo...

But whos gonna save me? [ voice breaking ] and thats when i realized... im allergic to wasabi. well, i feel better. its been five minutes. talk about progress. [ chuckles ] okay. well, maine retailer l.l. bean is being pulled into the political cross fire after president-elect donald trump publicized a board members support of his presidency in a tweet. >> now, the feet galvanized support for the brand for some. but it also sparked an unwarranted or unwanted boycott movement. cnns jason carrol...

Donald trump tweeting thank you to linda bean of l.l. bean for your great support and courage. people will support you even more now, buy l.l. bean. that after an anti-trump movement called grab your wallet added the outdoor retailer to the list. >> i think its a case of bullying. me and the companies that i own. >> reporter: reports show that bean donated $36,000 to the political organization backing trump. l.l. bean is urging the boycott organizers to reconsider. saying in a statement released...

Itself out. david: john, do you think shes doing the right thing standing up to these people, these boycotters? >> i love shes standing up, but i think that rich is right. this is absurd. look, we all produce in order to get what we dont have. the idea that suddenly people are going to compromise their living standards to fulfill some idiotic black list is going to die of its own absurddy. david: e-mack, what about trump essentially coming out and giving her an ad or l.l. bean an ad by saying bu...

Cnns jason carroll has the story and donald trumps tweet on the feud. >> boycott ll bean not if the president-elect has anything to say about it. donald trump tweeted thank you to linda bean of ll bean for your great support. and courage. people will support you even more now by l.l. bean. that after an anti trump move u called dprab your wallet added it to a list of companies it says consumers should boycott for supporting trump. >> i think its very much a case of bullying. its bullying the com...

Simply put, we stay out of politics. trump not the only one coming to the companys defense. independent senator angus king of maine, will l.l. bean is based says the boycott efforts are misguided. king tells cnn l.l. bean is a nonpartisan company. i have known them and worked with them for virtually all my adult life. they take no role in politics. linda bean says there is a political double standard insisting her cousins contributions to president obamas campaign did not produce the same respon...