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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The correct move is to fire the employee and move on.
But they're not doing that.
It sounds like they need to be Bud Lighted.
If I saw those two in my local Office Depot, I would go someplace else.
Oh...I think we have stepped well past that stage. A fact which is about to become painfully obvious in the coming weeks.
He has a right to say nasty stuff about Charlie Kirk. He has no right to dictate the consequences. Let all his loser young leftist customers give him their business. Good luck with all that.
The other owners of the restaurant cut ties with the guy who made those nasty comments.
Their Yelp! page is loaded with awful reviews regarding Sharpe’s statement, which are well-deserved. They wisely ended their relationship with him.
They should sue their minority owner for damages to the business caused by his reckless and incendiary behavior.
UPS Stores are superior.
Give them your business - they are all franchisees, and corporate is run by morons. The small business owners need your support.
(Disclaimer: I used to work at one.)
michigan has a law that may apply to this situation since they were told it was for a prayer vigil and the customers were denied service calling it propaganda.
I think they are about to get sued over this
Open your mouth and say stupid $h!# and you pay the price.
As a business owner you should try to cater to as many people as possible, unless your business of course exists inside of one of these small niche markets, which from the sound of it, he does not.
Alienating people and losing potential customers for no real reason at all, is plain stupid.
This is not an intelligent person.
Cause he's such a Flaming A-hole, you mean?
“ Open your mouth and say stupid $h!# and you pay the price.”
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And that Office Depot location looked like they had a job fare to recruit employees who present as caricatures of smug, woke imbeciles.
Yes! I love our local UPS Store. Owned by a black lady who is a real go-getter. She and her employees are hardworking and helpful.
.....Fox News Digital has reached out to Sharpe for comment. By late Friday morning, his Facebook account appeared to be deactivated.
hahahaha....what a puss.
Aaron Sharpe and Lucius Q sell piles of cooked s-— to their customers.
Aaron Sharpe likes BBC.
This here is exactly what happens when someone has been out of control and bullied people. People are fed up. Maybe Q can get some “Building for Rent” posters made up at Office Depot?
Mr. Q is a fool—Charlie Kirk got a bullet for speaking his mind—he will only be booted from his job. Maybe he can get a position at CNN.
Another Budweiser moment!
This one is for u bud!
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