WATCH: Workers refuse to serve smoothies to customer in Trump hoodie, then find out in a hurry
Two smoothie shop workers didn’t feel “comfortable” because a potential customer’s husband was wearing a Trump hoodie.
So they refused to serve the couple.
And got fired.
It is Smoothie King that announced that result following an interaction between employees and potential customers at a Michigan store.
“Following an investigation into an incident involving a guest who was refused service at a franchised location in Michigan yesterday, the franchise owner has taken immediate action and the two employees involved are no longer with the business. Both the franchise owner and Smoothie King corporate have reached out to the guest several times to apologize and will continue to follow up,” the company confirmed.
The local franchise owner also is “taking further action and enforcing mandatory retraining for all employees that outlines our guest experience standards,” the company said.
The conflict, and its result, were posted on social media:
— Smoothie King (@SmoothieKing) March 3, 2026
BREAKING: The Smoothie King employee who REFUSED to serve Trump supporters has been FIRED following public backlash
Additionally, GoFundMe NUKED her fundraising campaign, so she’ll receive no payout.
FAFO!
h/t @Rightanglenews pic.twitter.com/ZjpAl8AdEL
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 3, 2026
BREAKING: the two employees at Smoothie King in Michigan who refused to serve a customer with a Trump sweater have been FIRED
FAFO https://t.co/TWbQasdesp pic.twitter.com/SJkev1R0FV
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 3, 2026
A report at Washington Examiner commented, “Erika Lindemyer posted a video of the interaction on TikTok, showing the black women employees claiming that President Donald Trump discriminates against them, so they wouldn’t serve the couple.”
The report explained, “In the video showing part of the interaction, Lindemyer repeated one employee’s earlier line that she doesn’t ‘feel comfortable serving you’ due to the husband’s hoodie. She argued that this amounted to ‘discrimination’ and was ‘illegal,’ but the employees were unperturbed.”
A second employee claimed, “I said Trump discriminates us (sic).”
Lindemyer explained, “OK, well that has nothing to do with us getting a smoothie!”
The first employee then charged, “OK, well that’s who you support though, that’s who you love.”
The potential customers were pointed toward the door.