Posted on 03/03/2026 1:16:39 AM PST by Libloather
Two employees who refused to serve a man and his wife because he was wearing a hoodie with President Trump’s name on it were fired after a video of the heated encounter went viral.
Erika Lindemyer and her husband, Jake, were forced out of a Smoothie King franchise location in Ann Arbor, Michigan, following a fiery clash with two young female workers on Sunday.
The employees claimed they didn’t “feel comfortable” serving the couple because of Jake’s pro-Trump hoodie, as captured by Erika in a viral video.
Jake and Erika fired back at the pair and insisted that they were being “discriminated” against based on their “political views.”
“We were just wanting a smoothie and you literally looked at us and I asked you if everything was OK and you said ‘We don’t feel comfortable serving you’ because of my husband’s hoodie. That is discrimination,” Erika spat.
“Okay, well, have a great day,” the first employee said.
“That is illegal,” Erika tried to insist again.
“I said Trump discriminates [against] us,” another employee chimed in.
“Okay, well that has nothing to do with us getting a smoothie!” Erika guffawed.
“OK, well that’s who you support though, that’s who you love,” the first employee chided.
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When I were to have gotten through with them, they would have cheerfully from the heart served anyone in Trump-themed wear a smoothie. They would have refused to serve ANYONE wearing pro-Democrat (present Democrat mindset, not future after going through my program) clothing for the rest of their lives. Then, they would have publicly explained on video why it was prudent to do things that way. It only takes the will to get it done.
When we go out, and I know we’re hitting a restaurant, I never wear political gear. Once the REVERUUND Jesse Jackson spilled the beans on how black wait staff treats white customers, I’ve been very careful. Otherwise, I wear Trump swag often.
“where you have to do the bare minimum to get entitlements.”
I didn’t notice if they were wearing the “bare minimum of flair”, i.e., 15 pieces.
I frequently wear a MAGA hat at the farmers market. I don’t notice the sour looks on some faces but my wife does.
I don’t care what they think about my personal opinions.
However, I don’t wear that stuff into restaurants for obvious reasons.
They learned the lesson and are now unemployed.
Bkmk
So if I go to Starbucks and see a barraista wearing a Harris/Walz 2024, I should feel threatened?
No, it is a piece of clothing. Clothing are not THREATENING!!! You are threatened by the truth, not clothing...
Probably not.
But you should be PO’d at Starbucks for allowing their employees to be political while on the job.
For the same reason the two smoothie employees were and should’ve been summarily fired.
“didn’t “feel comfortable””
Kamala Harris supporters, no doubt.
The purpose of the propaganda is to keep blacks on the bottom of the social and economic ladders. Trump is the focus for now. By getting the blacks to do things like this, and thereby get fired, they are kicked to the bottom of the ladder again - no job and no income. Also, a besmirched work history. Note that no one kicked them off the rungs of the ladders, they did it themselves. That is part of the propaganda.
“I wonder if they learned a lesson after being fired. Probably not.“
They will forever insist they were fired “because dey wuz black”, and for no other reason.
So they are “unemployed”? Isn’t that their natural state???
2 Smoothie King employees fired for TDS.
Public servise order
I frequently wear a MAGA hat at the farmers market. I don’t notice the sour looks on some faces but my wife does.
I don’t care what they think about my personal opinions.
“The employees claimed they didn’t “feel comfortable” serving the couple”
As if they owned the business and had the “right to refuse service” to anyone they don’t like.
FAFO and glad they were fired.
You’re right about that. When I fly I prefer Southwest (not anymore since they ditched their open seating policy)
Wearing a MAGA hat or a Charlie Kirk shirt almost guarantees an empty seat in the middle.
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