R. Scott Petrie, vice president of retail management, called Kehoe and “delivered a sincere apology for what happened,” Kehoe said. “He said the letter didn’t follow their normal vetting process, and he thought I had every right in the world to sell the T-shirt.”
PREIT officials were not aware of the Sept. 2 letter until receiving Kehoe’s written response late last week, PREIT Vice President of Retail Marketing Judy Trias said.
“It’s not our company’s policy,” to censor what material is sold based on its political message, she said, “and this isn’t how we handle our business.”
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In other words they caught hell for it!