Starbucks barista fired after writing ‘racists fav drink’ on Charlie Kirk order at Middletown, Ohio outlet operated by Kroger as customer Autumn Perkins speaks about the shock ‘hateful’ message she found on her cup.
A Starbucks barista at a Middletown, Ohio outlet has found themselves out of a job after a female customer claiming the worker wrote ‘racists fav drink’ on her cup after she ordered Charlie Kirk‘s favorite beverage.
In a Facebook post on Sep. 21, Autumn Perkins shared a photo of a drink she ordered from a Starbucks inside a Kroger on Towne Boulevard in Middletown. The Ohio city is the hometown of Vice President JD Vance.
‘Racists fav drink’ on Charlie Kirk Starbucks order leads to uproar
In her post, Perkins said she was doing what some other Kirk fans have done since his death: ordering his favorite Starbucks drink, a ‘Mint Majesty’ tea with two honeys.
Perkins said she was astounded after coming across the alleged message. She shared a photo of the cup on Facebook.
‘The girl at Starbucks thought she was cute,’ stated Perkins in the post. ‘I don’t even support Starbucks bc of everything they stand for starting with their satanic logo, but I support Charlie Kirk so I thought you know what… I’ll get his drink.’
‘Thank you Starbucks for proving to me exactly why I prefer to support my small local Christian owned and operated coffee shop. Well done,’ she wrote.
Speaking to FOX News, Perkins said, ‘It’s time for people to stop this nonsense.’
‘I would agree that people should be fired if they’re doing something like this,’ adding that ‘actions have repercussions.’
Charlie Kirk assassination continues to lead to political divide
‘I feel like Charlie stood for respect — we don’t have to agree on everything. We can disagree on a lot of things, but we respect each other,’ she went on.
‘We can’t communicate and grow if we’re disrespecting each other.’
Kirk, who was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, was known for his conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, and publicly lauded by the Trump administration for helping motivate young Republican voters.
The conservative icon was also known for his sometimes controversial opinions, which some considered misogynistic, xenophobic and racist.
The Starbucks store is operated and licensed by Kroger, which also manages the coffee shop’s employees.
A Kroger spokesperson confirmed to The Cincinnati Enquirer that a Starbucks employee was fired after the incident, and said this behavior does not reflect the grocer’s values.
‘Actions have consequences’ in ramped up cancel culture
The alleged incident comes as a packed Glendale, Arizona stadium to overflowing with millions of viewers on TV came to celebrate the life of the slain conservative activist, with wife, Erika Kirk telling over 200K attendees that she forgave the alleged assassin, while President Trump who also addressed the memorial stated that ‘left wing radicals’ were to blame for the conservative’s slaying along with blaming the ‘radical left’ for the ongoing political violence that pervades the U.S despite empirical data stating that ‘radical right’ activists making up 84% of the bulk of such slayings.
Kirk’s murder has left the U.S at a deep political divide, resulting in dismissals, firings, and resignations across the country in the days since his shooting death.
A Bergen County, NJ doctor recently resigned after a nurse reported his reaction to the assassination of Kirk.
Similarly, a University of Miami neurologist was fired over Instagram post condemning Charlie Kirk.
While in Michigan, an Office Depot worker fired for refusing to print flyers for Charlie Kirk vigil calling them ‘political propaganda.’
While in upstate NY, two Syracuse University professors were placed on leave for comments seemingly cheering the conservative activist’s death. Similarly a Rockaway Township, NJ teacher was forced to resign after stating on her private FB page that ‘some people have to die, Buy-Bye.’
