evidence: The company, which was founded by longtime Bernie Sanders allies Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenwood but has since been sold to British multinational Unilever, tweeted the message to its 494,000 followers. [...] The tweet sparked immediate outrage on social media, with many disgusted customers using the #boycottbenandjerrys hashtag to slam the message as anti-American sentiment on a day meant to celebrate the United States. [...] Ben and Jerry's lead by CEO Dave Stever (pictured) sparked outrage on Tuesday with a tweet to its 494,000 followers