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Brian CheskyCondemned Trump's family separation policy as 'heartless, cruel, immoral'

In 2018, Brian Chesky and co-founders Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk issued joint statement criticizing Trump's family separation policy at the border: 'Ripping children from the arms of their parents is heartless, cruel, immoral and counter to the American values of belonging'.

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Immigration Openness+towardprimary+1.00
Overall incident score =+0.644

Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.64)

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Confirms Criticism Jun 18, 2018 documented

Condemned Trump's family separation policy as 'heartless, cruel, immoral'

In 2018, Brian Chesky and co-founders Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk issued joint statement criticizing Trump's family separation policy at the border: 'Ripping children from the arms of their parents is heartless, cruel, immoral and counter to the American values of belonging'.

Confirms Criticism Jun 18, 2018 documented

Co-founders issued joint statement calling family separation 'heartless, cruel, immoral'

In June 2018, Brian Chesky joined co-founders Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk in issuing a joint public statement condemning Trump's family separation policy. The statement aligned with Airbnb's mission of 'creating a world where anyone can belong anywhere' and was part of a broader wave of tech CEO statements against the policy.

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