DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Ben & Jerry’s founders are trying to take their brand back after parent company Unilever allegedly barred them from criticizing President Donald Trump in the lead-up to his return to the White House.

Co-founder Ben Cohen is now publicly lobbying to buy Ben & Jerry’s back as Unilever prepares to spin off its entire ice cream division. The plea follows years of internal strife over the brand’s progressive messaging, culminating in a recently revealed claim that Unilever blocked the company from posting any anti-Trump political statement during his most recent inauguration. 

“Despite four decades of progressive social activism—and years of challenging policies under both Democratic and Republican presidents—criticizing Trump was now too taboo for the brand synonymous with ‘Peace, Love, and Ice Cream,’” Ben & Jerry’s attorneys recently wrote in a 

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