Has Market of Choice made public statements about supporting or opposing Trump or his policies?

1. Why the question matters: corporate speech versus political activity

Businesses often influence politics either through explicit public statements or financial contributions; both forms shape public perception. The documents reviewed include company communications and third-party reporting, and none of these sources record Market of Choice issuing a public pro- or anti-Trump statement. Market of Choice’s LinkedIn and business-profile materials emphasize mission, products and local operations, not partisan statements, leaving a gap in the public record on electoral or policy endorsements ^[1]. Independent lists of corporate donors to Trump-related entities also omit Market of Choice, which strengthens the conclusion that the company did not publicly align itself with Trump in the datasets provided ^[3].

2. What the company did say — and why it’s relevant

Market of Choice did make a clear public statement on a different political and social issue: the company’s leadership publicly expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement in June 2020, with a signed Instagram statement attributed to CEO Rick Wright saying, “At Market of Choice, we stand with the Black Community. We believe Black Lives Matter.” That explicit stance on racial justice is documented and became the focal point for subsequent employee reactions and media coverage, demonstrating the company is willing to make public statements on social issues while avoiding documented statements about specific political figures like Trump ^[2].

3. The internal controversy shows a nuance often missed

Following the BLM statement, Market of Choice enforced a dress-code policy that prohibited employees from wearing Black Lives Matter masks or pins at work, prompting employee walkouts and protests. This contrast between external corporate statements and internal policy enforcement was covered by local reporting and highlights that corporate public positions can coexist with restrictive workplace rules, complicating how one interprets a company’s public commitments versus operational decisions. The existence of this dispute further illustrates that the company’s public voice has been issue-specific rather than broadly partisan, and that employee activism has shaped the narrative more than corporate political endorsements ^[2].

4. No evidence in business profiles or political donor lists

Corporate profiles and business-trade coverage concentrate on Market of Choice’s expansions, product launches and legacy reporting around its founder, Rick Wright; these documents include no statements about Trump or his administration’s policies. Market of Choice’s LinkedIn presence and industry coverage emphasize business operations and community engagement, not partisan positions, reinforcing the absence of a public Trump-related stance in standard corporate channels ^{[1] [4]}. Additionally, a compiled list of companies that supported President Trump did not include Market of Choice, which is consistent with the absence of documented political endorsement in the examined sources ^[3].

5. Alternative explanations and open questions

The available sources leave open possibilities that are not disproven by the record: Market of Choice could have made private political contributions, engaged in behind-the-scenes advocacy, or issued statements via channels not captured in the reviewed materials. The sources provided do not demonstrate any such activity, and they also show the company’s public communications have been selective and issue-specific, notably on racial justice. Absent further evidence—such as campaign filings, corporate PAC disclosures, direct statements in press releases or social media posts addressing Trump or his policies—there is no documented public support or opposition to Trump attributable to Market of Choice in the materials supplied ^{[5] [6] [7]}.

Summary conclusion: The assembled evidence shows Market of Choice publicly voiced support for Black Lives Matter in 2020 and became embroiled in workplace-policy controversy, but there is no documented public statement from the company supporting or opposing Donald Trump or his policies in the provided sources.