Major Retailer Nixes Sponsorship If GOP Confab To Nominate Trump

The retail giant Kohl's will not sponsor any Republican National Convention events in its hometown of Milwaukee, where former President Donald Trump, a convicted felon, is expected to win his party's nomination, according to a new report by Kathleen Culliton for Raw Story.

Major retailer Kohl's was reportedly "opting out of sponsoring Donald Trump's Republican National Convention" later this summer. I Photo: Mike Mozart Flickr

CNBC reporter Brian Schwartz broke the news that the major retailer was "opting out of sponsoring Donald Trump's Republican National Convention" later this summer.

"They become a major company in the state to announce they won't sponsor the event," Schwartz added.

The report was confirmed by a Kohl's spokeswoman who said, “Kohl’s is not a political organization nor donor and is not sponsoring nor engaging in any specific RNC events.”

About 50,000 people are expected to rally in Milwaukee from July 15-18, when Trump is expected to be crowned the leading candidate, according to the report.

The convention also takes place days after Trump is slated to face sentencing in Manhattan criminal court on July 11 after he was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records.