Trump calls for boycott of Goodyear, accuses company of banning his campaign hats

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for a boycott of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co , saying they had banned his red presidential campaign hats.

“Don’t buy GOODYEAR TIRES – They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS,” Trump said on Twitter.

Trump’s tweet follows a report carried on the website of an NBC affiliate in Wisconsin about a Goodyear training session in Ohio about political attire.

(This story corrects third paragraph; report was on the NBC affiliate’s website but was not produced by the affiliate)

(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Tim Ahmann)