Dodge Deletes ‘Roadkill’ Posts After Social Media Backlash
- Brand promoted drag race the day of Charlottesville fatality
- Ohio man drove Dodge Challenger car into crowd of activists
President Donald Trump offered a condemnation of white supremacists for their role in this weekend's deadly violence in Virginia. Trump called on the nation to unify in the wake of tragedy during comments Monday at the White House. (Source: Bloomberg)
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s Dodge brand deleted social-media posts promoting drag races that took place the day the driver of one of its vehicles killed a protester and injured at least 19 others in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Until Tuesday afternoon, the last four posts on Dodge’s Twitter account used the hashtag #RoadkillNights, referring to a series of races held Saturday near Detroit that the brand sponsored. That same day, an Ohio man drove a Dodge Challenger into a group of counter protesters at a white nationalist and supremacist rally in Charlottesville.