Harley-Davidson's chief executive officer Matthew Levatich called President Trump 'a moron.
On 26 June 2018, a rumor started in a sourceless tweet asserting that Harley Davidson's chief executive officer, Matthew Levatich, called President Donald Trump 'a moron': Harley Davidson CEO Matthew S Levatich says: 'Our decision to move some of our operations is 100% based on President Trumps tariffs. Mr. Trump knows nothing about economics and even less about trade. The man is a moron.'#MAGA @DailyCaller @realDonaldTrump @CNN @GOP pic.twitter.com/Q1wpjUaSx4 - Judy Tinsleman (@tinsleman) June 26, 2018 The tweet appeared to reference remarks made by President Donald Trump about Harley-Davidson's decision to move some manufacturing outside the United States: A Harley-Davidson should never be built in another country-never! Their employees and customers are already very angry at them. If they move, watch, it will be the beginning of the end - they surrendered, they quit! The Aura will be gone and they will be taxed like never before! - Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2018 Versions of the claim circulated on Facebook, too, again without a source or link: In some versions, users claimed Levatich used the word 'moron' in a statement. No such statement exists. Not unlike a rumor claiming that Michelle Obama orchestrated Roseanne Barr's firing from her ABC sitcom, the rumor seemingly stemmed from a single tweet with no additional information and it was not substantiated. We contacted Harley-Davidson to ask for more details. A media representative affirmed the claim was untrue: Thanks for your message. That tweet is completely fake.
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