A viral clip allegedly shows a Starbucks employee in Yucaipa, California, refusing to write “Charlie Kirk” on a customer’s drink order, calling it “political.”
In the short exchange, the customer orders a grande mint Majesty with “two honeys” and gives the name “Charlie Kirk.” The employee replies:
“We can’t do political names.”
When pressed, the worker insists:
“I could write Charlie. …
Why can’t you write the whole name?
Because it’s political.”
The stunned customer ultimately cancels the order.
Since Kirk’s assassination last week, many supporters have reportedly been ordering his favorite drink in his memory. What should have been a simple tribute has now turned into yet another controversy.
Critics were quick to point out the double standard. As one user reminded, Starbucks previously reversed its stance and allowed employees to wear Black Lives Matter apparel, yet now Kirk’s name is apparently “too political” for a cup.
The incident comes on the heels of other troubling stories tied to Kirk’s death. Legal Insurrection readers will recall that we reported that Charlie Kirk’s killer was shielded by a false confession from a man who tried to mislead police. At the same time, Rep. Ilhan Omar chose to smear Kirk and his supporters instead of condemning political violence. And we also highlighted vandals across Seattle who graffitied a local college campus in the chaos in the immediate aftermath.
From attempts to tarnish his name to now allegedly banning it from a coffee cup, the backlash against Kirk’s memory shows no sign of slowing.
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