Posted on 09/12/2025 5:20:10 PM PDT by Libloather
A popular Ohio barbecue restaurant is facing major backlash after one of its co-owners called conservative activist Charlie Kirk a "piece of s---" in a social media post after his assassination.
Shortly after Kirk, 31, was shot Wednesday while speaking at a campus event in Utah, Aaron Sharpe, co-owner of Lucius Q in Cincinnati, commented on a Facebook post from someone offering prayers for the husband and father of two.
"Good riddance," Sharpe wrote in a post that is no longer publicly visible but has been circulated widely online in screenshots. "What a piece of s---," he added.
On Wednesday evening, Sharpe doubled down on Facebook, posting, "Don't you dare come at me with your hypocrisy. … If you think that threats of social media attacks on me or my business will in any way keep me silent about what I believe, you are sorely mistaken."
Many of his social media posts expressed criticism of President Donald Trump, who was an ally of Kirk. A 22-year-old suspect in Kirk's assassination has been arrested, law enforcement officials said Friday.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Sharpe for comment. By late Friday morning, his Facebook account appeared to be deactivated.
On Thursday, several of Lucius Q's business partners announced they had cut ties with the restaurant. Lucius Q later announced it had parted ways with Sharpe.
Cincinnati's TQL Stadium, home to Major League Soccer's FC Cincinnati and is a former Lucius Q vendor site, took to social media saying it had terminated its relationship with the restaurant.
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Dude even lost his meat supplier
They claim he is a minority owner and he has been removed. I think they lie. He is a founder of the restaurant and still shows as the permit holder. There is a boycott. They are toast.
I am shocked at how swiftly some of these people are facing repercussions. this one was pretty swift
Lucius Q BBQ
on Thursday
Aaron Sharpe is no longer associated with Lucius Q. We found the comments he made on his personal social media pages offensive and, as a result, have severed ties with him.
“I am shocked at how swiftly some of these people are facing repercussions.”
I am delighted.
The owners of Lucius Q addressed the situation in a Facebook post.
“We want to apologize to our community for his words - they do not reflect the feelings of the current owners, investors, management, or our incredible staff. Lucius Q does not condone violence in any shape or form. As husbands, fathers, wives, and mothers ourselves, we’d like to personally apologize to the family of Charlie Kirk. We take our commitment to the City of Cincinnati seriously, and look forward to earning back your business.”
Despite the apology, calls for a boycott of the restaurant continue online. An attempt to interview the current owners about the situation was unsuccessful, though several tables were occupied by customers, making it difficult to assess the impact on business.
In a related development, TQL announced it was canceling its contract with the barbecue joint as part of the fallout.
Severed ties? He was the co-owner. They knew who he was, and is.
They might as well as close their doors because they are not going to recover from this.
No need. Losing half their customers should be more than enough to put them in the poor house.
They were already on the ropes.
It seems the question that should be posed to all these losers celebrating murder because they didn’t like the message, is it acceptable for any of the people who don’t like their comments to post themselves a few hundred feet from them and kill them in the same manner? They seem to approve of murder if they don’t like what a person says, why shouldn’t that be visited on them?
Looks like Office Depot is next for a boycott...as it should be.
Fedex capitalized on their mistake. Printed them for free
what do they sat about playing stupid games to win stupid prizes??
Not far from me. Never been there, never will.
shhh, thats the funny part, don’t let on now...
What rhymes with Woke?
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