The CEO of Sugar Bowl has criticized the ‘addiction and isolation’ statement after the terrorist attack.
Allstate CEO Tom Wilson ignited a firestorm on social media Thursday with a video statement about Wednesday’s terrorist attack in New Orleans that killed more than a dozen people.
Wilson’s statement came before the Sugar Bowl, of which Allstate is the official sponsor, after the game was postponed to Thursday because of the attack. In the video, Wilson suggested that Americans are “addicted to separation” and should “accept imperfections and differences in people.”
“Our prayers go out to the victims and their families. We also need to stand strong together by overcoming the addiction to division and divisiveness. Join Allstate working in local communities across America to increase positivity, increase trust and embrace human imperfections and differences. Together we win,” Wilson said in the video.
Wilson’s comments sparked outrage from social media users. The suspect has been identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42. The FBI is working to identify Jabbar’s “possible associations with terrorist organizations,” after an ISIS flag was found attached to the truck.
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Political activist Charlie Kirk slammed Wilson for his comments amid allegations that Jabbar had ties to ISIS.
Sean Davis, CEO and founder of the conservative magazine The Federalist, suggested it’s time to cancel Allstate’s insurance plans.
Sports content creator Jon Root slammed Wilson and made fun of his comments.
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Injury attorney Adam Loewy not only criticized Wilson’s statement, he called Allstate a company that responded to the dispute.
Some young social media users voiced their own grievances and intentions to cancel their insurance plans in response to Wilson.
“What was Allstate thinking about that speech[?] I just canceled my policy and signed up with State Farm,” another user wrote.
“That lame Allstate commercial about a terrorist attack is all I needed to know I won’t give them my business,” wrote another.
And one user even called the commercial “The worst, most ill-conceived of the college football season.”
Jabbar’s younger brother he told the New York Times that he and his military veteran brother were raised Christians in Beaumont, Texas, before the late attacker converted to Islam as an adult.
“What he did does not represent the Islamic religion,” said his younger brother. “This is a form of radicalization, not a religion.”
Retired FBI agents Scott Duffey and Chris Swecker told Fox News Digital that Wednesday’s attack could strengthen ISIS, other terrorist groups or extremists.
“This is a time when ISIS is under great pressure and its existence is threatened in Syria and elsewhere. It would make sense for them to repeat their message to mobilize the American people to get them into action and use whatever cells they have in place,” Swecker said.
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Days before the attack, an ISIS-backed agency called on Muslims living in the US, Europe and Russia to attack on New Year’s Eve.
“Oh monotheists in Europe, America, Russia and other Crusader countries, we know you long to join your brothers in the world of Jihad, but the ways are cut off for you,” a translated version of the post read. per week. “The Crusader forces are among you, their security has been extended, and your brothers are being killed.
“The time has come for the swords to be drawn from their scabbards and the muscles of the horses to be cut in their places that Allah loves and delights in,” the document continued. “They are preparing a feast for their idols, so turn their celebration into mourning and their joy into disaster.”
The center asked Muslims, or “Crusaders,” if they felt safe in their homes as their brothers and sisters were in prisons and camps before asking them to “attack again and repeat the days of those before you in this way.”
The attack in New Orleans comes nearly two weeks after the suspect terrorist attack at the Christmas market in Germany.
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