Leftist Restaurant Server Fired After Refusing to Serve Trump Officials
A restaurant server in Washington, D.C., has been terminated from her job after refusing to serve Trump administration officials.
Suzannah Van Rooy Suzannah Van Rooy D.C. cited moral objections to serving certain officials from the Trump administration, accusing them of sex trafficking and mass deportations.
“I personally would refuse to serve any person in office who I know of as being a sex trafficker or trying to deport millions of people,” Van Rooy said.
“It’s not, ‘Oh, we hate Republicans.’ It’s that this person has moral convictions that are strongly opposed to mine, and I don’t feel comfortable serving them.”
“People were a lot more motivated the first time around to do those kinds of shows of passion. This time around, there is kind of a sense of defeat and acceptance,” Van Rooy continued.
“But I hope that people still do stand up to this administration and tell them their thoughts on their misbehavior.”
Beuchert’s Saloon swiftly condemned Van Rooy’s statements, labelling them “reprehensible,” before firing her.
The restaurant also reiterated its commitment to a “zero-tolerance policy on discrimination”
Beuchert’s Saloon issued a statement following the remarks from their employee.”
“Recent comments made by a member of staff who had no authority to speak on behalf of our entire restaurant have been, quite rightly, flagged as inappropriate, hostile, intolerant, and unacceptable,” Beuchert’s Thursday statement said.
“This staff member does NOT speak for us as a restaurant.”
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“After the inauguration in January, we will begin serving our fourth administration as a neighborhood restaurant on Capitol Hill open to all and welcoming to all. We have always been a safe space for all. Everyone, especially anyone who feels prejudged or misunderstood, will always find friendly service and a sympathetic ear at Beuchert’s Saloon”
” Again, we deeply apologize for the comments made by a member of staff. They are NOT representative of our restaurant and do not reflect how we operate as a business, and how proud we are to be a gathering place on Capitol Hill,” the restaurant’s statement continued.
The restaurant announced its decision to terminate Van Rooy
“Not only do Ms. Van Rooy’s comments clearly violate our zero-tolerance policy on discrimination, but her decision to sign into our social media accounts in the middle of the night to post her own rhetoric in wildly offensive responses to comments is a further breach of conduct and protocol.”
“She has no authority to speak on our behalf, and her comments do not reflect the positions of over twenty other people who make up our staff,” the Friday statement read.
“For these reasons as well as the sheer dismay and disgust we feel at her unforgivable behavior, Ms. Van Rooy has been dismissed immediately. Our staff and families (many of whom are personally offended by Ms. Van Rooy’s comments about them) are still reeling from what Ms. Van Rooy said and did, and we as a restaurant are simply horrified to be associated with base prejudice.”
A quick look at Van Rooy’s LinkedIn profile shows that he was involved in Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke’s political campaign.
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