McDonald's has issued a response to the nationwide boycott that has been targeting its restaurants this week, fueled in part by the company's decision to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

A grassroots advocacy organization launched a national boycott of McDonald's on Tuesday, protesting the fast-food giant's recent rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and other corporate practices.

McDonald’s is the latest target of a grassroots “economic blackout” campaign that has previously targeted other major companies with mixed success.