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Harley-Davidson CEO compares himself to ‘Taliban’ in effort to remake motorcycle brand [Video]

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The Harley-Davidson motorcycle brand and business model are being “attacked” from within, social-media influencer Robby Starbuck suggested in a new post on X.

He cited the words of the company’s own CEO, Jochen Zeitz, who’s been accused of going woke as he oversees the iconic brand. The German-born Zeitz took over as CEO in May 2020. 

“Imagine standing in front of CEOs of luxury brands that now think you are the ‘sustainable Taliban,’ as somebody once called me,” Zeitz said in a speech at the Zermatt Summit in Switzerland in 2020, referencing his time as board member of Kiering, parent company of Gucci, Puma and Stella McCartney.  

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A few minutes later in the same speech, Zeitz referenced the terror group again, as shown in …

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