Posted on 05/19/2026 1:29:39 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A conservative vlogger claims Panda Express employees called the police on him after he wore a MAGA hat and gave a “thumbs up” gesture to a cook inside a Washington state restaurant.
“Panda Express kicked out @DannyRebel333 and Myself out for Simply for wearing a MAGA hat, and giving a thumbs up to a cook that just stood and Stared at me the whole time because of my Hat,” vlogger Chris Sims said in a May 11 post on X.
“I asked if there was an issue and the cook said ‘Your Hat’ so I asked if he supported it,” Sims wrote.
“They proceeded to call the police, and falsely say we were refusing to leave,” he added. […]
In a statement to Fox News Digital, a Panda Restaurant Group spokesperson acknowledged the incident and said, “We want everyone who walks into Panda Express to feel welcome and treated with respect.” …
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The cook probably spit in his food.
Never eaten at them but this little black mark will probably make this permanent and final.
The thread about what would happen if the Sun just vanished makes me think that is our only solution out of this mess. God: "I gave you a wonderful planet, and you screwed it up."
“Cook” (kitchen worker): “Just spit? Making me laugh now.”
Sick man. Uniformed cops shouldn’t eat out either.
At least it’s served out of open glass fronted displays. They can’t spot it in without doing that right in front of you
In one of the early Tom Wolfe nonfiction books he chronicled the reactions to 1960s stripper and early implant recipient Carol Doda and one restaurant where the manager came to the front and barred her from entering.
“No topless here.” He said angrily.
Wolfe wrote: She wasn’t topless.
Her past publicity made the manager think irrationally.
I don’t wear much branded gear, besides Carharrt of course.
I don’t think that gear would provoke anybody but then I have never been to a Starbuck’s or a wine bar.
please sue them!
Diversity
Inclusion
Ejecting people who have different political views and cannot be included in the presence of morally superior people
and they call the cops to have the guys removed because they're wearing a hat. yea, that's definitely respecting someone.
the flip side should be interesting in june... which is typically sexual deviant month but i'm hoping President Trump will declare it Patriot's Month to take it back
In Washington state. Why am I not surprised.
I’ve never eaten there and now I never will. (Also, why would I when I can have real Chinese food?)
We’ve ordered from them often; pretty good ‘Chinese’ as it goes these days.
Hopefully, the company will disown this behavior of its employees.
I wouldn’t blame the corporation for what some employees did. I’ll wait to see the followup.
The thread about what would happen if the Sun just vanished makes me think that is our only solution out of this mess. God: “I gave you a wonderful planet, and you screwed it up.”
Bravo, that was good!!!
The planet is fine.
The problem is with some of the people.
Have never been there before, and now will definitely not go.
Reason number 25443 not to go there.
Friends dragged me there a few times and I found everything on the menu disgustingly sweet. We have a really wonderful Asian restaurant just a block away. Daughter took me there for Mother’s Day.
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