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Steven Crowder's Target Boycott Backfires Following 'Abuse' Video

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Target stores, the right-wing political commentator may have become the target for a boycott himself.Crowder called on his supporters to avoid Target after he showed the chain is selling transgender women's bathing suits.

But the reaction to his campaign by some people included a reminder of video footage showing he was emotionally "abusive" to his ex-wife.In late April, a video was released showing Crowder verbally berating his wife, who was eight months pregnant with their twins at the time.

Crowder received widespread backlash once the video went public, with another political commentator, Candace Owens, calling him "horrific."On Thursday, Crowder shared a clip from his show, Louder with Crowder, on which a person shared news about "tuck-friendly bathing suits" at a Target store.

Crowder called the product a "bulge-hiding bathing suit for a child."Writing to his 2 million Twitter followers, Crowder simply wrote: "Boycott Target."In response, many Twitter users simply wrote: "Boycott Crowder," while others were more detailed and scathing with their criticism.Boycott Target.

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