Linda Bean, the granddaughter of L.L. Bean's founder, said Thursday morning she will not back down from left-wing threats on "Fox and Friends."
President-elect Donald Trump tweeted in support of Bean shortly after her appearance on Fox News.
Thank you to Linda Bean of L.L.Bean for your great support and courage. People will support you even more now. Buy L.L.Bean. @LBPerfectMaine
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2017
Bean is a member of the board of directors for the L.L. Bean company, and she has recently been targeted by liberal activists for personally supporting Trump. Bean made a donation of $30,000 to the political action committee Making Maine Great Again in August.
The anti-Trump group #Grab Your Wallet has started a boycott against L.L. Bean for Linda Bean's personal donation to a pro-Trump PAC.
"The reality is that there are serious repercussions for a company's brand and bottom line when consumers learn it does business with the Trump family or helped to fund Donald's rise to political power," said Shannon Coulter, the founder of #Grab Your Wallet.
L.L. Bean responded to calls to boycott the company in a Facebook post.
Bean says she will not back down or get bullied by Coulter and other left-wing activists.
"So you are not one to back down?" Fox anchor Brian Kilmeade asked her on Thursday.
"I'm not going to back down. I never back down if I feel I'm right," Bean said. "And I do feel that they are bullies. That's all they are."
Bean said that if the boycott does succeed it will end up hurting the workers at L.L. Bean.
"They are the victims, the company's employees, if the boycott succeeds," Bean said.
Back in November, L.L. Bean announced its expansion of operations and the hiring of 100 more employees in order to keep up with customer demand.