"Ohio resident Autumn Perkins recently visited a Starbucks inside her local Kroger and did what many Kirk fans have been doing since the Turning Point USA founder was shot and killed earlier this month: ordering his favorite Starbucks drink, a Mint Majesty tea with two honeys. Perkins found, however, that when she received her beverage, an employee had written on the side: Racist's fav drink. Perkins was flabbergasted. 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, Perkins told Fox News Digital about the incident. After confronting the manager, Perkins was told the employee admitted to writing the message and had been fired."
"Writing this on a cup is unacceptable, and we have clear policies that prohibit negative messages to help preserve a welcoming environment. This Starbucks location is licensed and operated by Kroger. We understand that this associate was terminated by Kroger, Starbucks said in a statement. Kroger also condemned the employee's actions in a statement. In a separate statement, Starbucks addressed the recent trend of customers asking for Charlie Kirk's name or a political slogan to be written on cups. When a customer wants to use a different name including the name Charlie Kirk when ordering their drink in our cafe, we aim to respect their preference, the statement reads. Over the years, we have had instances where some people have tried to abuse the system."
An Ohio customer ordered Charlie Kirk's reported favorite Starbucks drink, a Mint Majesty tea with two honeys, at a Starbucks inside a Kroger. The customer received a cup with "Racist's fav drink" written on the side. After confronting the manager, the customer was told the employee admitted to writing the message and had been fired. Starbucks called the message unacceptable and clarified the location is licensed and operated by Kroger. Kroger condemned the employee's actions. Starbucks also noted a recent trend of customers requesting Charlie Kirk's name on cups and said it aims to respect customer name preferences while acknowledging some misuse of the practice.
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