ST. CHARLES, Mo. (KMOX) - Conservatives are rallying against the country's largest bank after it cut ties with a Missouri political group and forced the cancelation of an event in the state with Donald Trump Jr.
The Defense of Liberty PAC was using an online payment processor called WePay, which is owned by JPMorgan Chase, for it's event on Dec. 3 at the St. Charles Convention Center. According to the group's website, the event is being rescheduled "due to leftist attempts to cancel us."
Former Missouri State Senator Jim Lembke broke the news this week on 97.1 FM Talk.
On Nov. 9, the contract was terminated by WePay, saying the PAC violated its terms of service against "hate, violence, racial intolerance, terrorism, the financial exploitation of a crime" or encouraging that behavior, according to The Associated Press.
The event was expected to bring 3,000 people and had already sold about $30,000 in tickets. WePay stated it was refunding everyone for the tickets.
Sen. Josh Hawley, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, and former Gov. and current Senate candidate Eric Greitens, and other conservatives went after the bank on Thursday. They all wrote letters to J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon demanding an explanation:
Chase has since walked back its decision.
“After further review, we determined that this organization didn’t violate the terms of service, and we are reaching out to the client to discuss reinstating the account,” a Chase spokesperson said in a statement to the AP on Thursday. “To be clear, we have never and would never close an account due to a client’s political affiliation.”
As of Thursday afternoon, the contract had not been renewed, according to state Sen. Bill Eigel, a co-host of the planned event. Missouri Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick joined Fox News to discuss the controversy:
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