‘I won’t serve them either’: Smoothie King sparks major controversy by refusing to serve man wearing Trump hoodie

A video of a woman complaining that her husband was denied service at a Smoothie King store in Michigan simply because he was wearing a Trump hoodie went viral, forcing the company to take immediate action and fire two of the store’s employees. But the controversy is far from over, as MAGA spotted another Smoothie King franchise owner cheering for the treatment a Trump supporter couple received. Maryland franchise owner Travis LeFlore deleted his comment: “I own Smoothie King too and I won’t be serving them either. Goodbye.”MAGA is now going after LeFlore, and Smoothie King says the brand doesn’t believe in discrimination of any kind.

What happened to Michigan Smoothie King?

In the viral video, a female customer said: “We just wanted a smoothie and you looked at us and I asked you if everything was okay and you said: ‘We don’t feel comfortable serving you’ because my husband was wearing a hoodie. That’s discrimination.”An employee then responded: “Well, have a nice day.” The woman responded: “That’s illegal.” Another employee said: “I said, ‘Trump discriminates. [against] us. ‘”“Well, this has nothing to do with us drinking smoothies,” said the woman who made the video. One employee then said: “Okay, okay, that’s who you support, that’s who you love.”“The embarrassing thing is we are American citizens,” the woman said. A Smoothie King employee later said they had the “right to refuse service.”“You asked a question and [the other employee] Gave you the answer. Have a nice day. Have a nice day. The door is right there,” the employee said. Smoothie King has responded to the viral video and said the brand is committed to ensuring there is no discrimination. “Following an investigation into an incident in which a customer was denied service at a Michigan franchise yesterday, the franchise owner has taken immediate action and the two employees involved no longer work for the company,” the statement read.

Who is Janie Michelle Williams?

The Smoothie King staff member was identified as Janiyeh Mishelle Williams, who set up a GoFundMe following the viral incident. She said she faced harassment after being filmed without permission and while she was a minor. The GoFundMe page has since been taken down.