Trump-supporting Equinox owner wants to have it both ways

Stephen Ross pays lip service to social justice, but his fundraising supports Trump’s hate-mongering

Plutocrat sports franchise owner and exercise chain investor Stephen Ross is offering Americans their latest reminder that the nation’s ownership class cares more about their money than their morals.

Ross is under fire for his decision to continue raising money for President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. Members of the gyms he owns are planning boycotts. At least one star player for his Miami Dolphins is airing him out publicly for hypocrisy.

All the while, Ross has maintained he is deeply committed to social justice values.

View the complete August 9 article by Alan Pyke on the ThinkProgress website here.