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2 Smoothie King employees fired for refusing to serve customer in Trump hoodie
NY Post ^ | 2/03/26 | Caitlin McCormack

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Education; Food; Local News
KEYWORDS: annarbor; employees; fired; frraceobsession; frracism; frracists; hoodie; michigan; racialdivision; service

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To: Libloather

one can only hope this follows both of them for many many years to come so they have to think about how they acted.


41 posted on 03/03/2026 7:37:14 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: Libloather

“I said Trump discriminates [against] us,” another employee chimed in.

HOW???????


42 posted on 03/03/2026 8:11:41 AM PST by MAGA2017
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To: Nateman

Erika looks Hispanic.


43 posted on 03/03/2026 9:53:00 AM PST by redangus
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To: MAGA2017
"Don't argue with crazy; don't try to fix stupid."

Memorable words from my father.

44 posted on 03/03/2026 9:54:11 AM PST by paulcissa (The left hates you and wants you dead.)
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