Leroy N. Soetoro
2019-05-21 19:53:39 UTC
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/restaurant-owner-that-kicked-out-sanders-
says-resistance-is-futile
Nearly a year after kicking White House press secretary Sarah Sanders out
of a Virginia restaurant, the co-owner of the business -- who famously
claimed she had "certain standards" to uphold -- says she has endured
months of criticism and harassment as a result.
The blowback was swift and aggressive," Stephanie Wilkinson, co-owner of
the Red Hen in Lexington, writes in the Washington Post. "Within 24 hours,
the restaurants phone line was hacked, my staff and I were doxxed, and
threats to our lives, families and property were pouring in through every
available channel.
Protesters colonized the streets around the restaurant, Wilkinson adds.
She soon found herself stepping down as executive director of a local
business group.
Wilkinson says she still receives hate mail over the June 2018 incident,
in which she requested that Sanders and her party leave, but adds that the
restaurant also has received support, including thousands of dollars in
donations in our honor to our local food pantry, our domestic violence
shelter and first responders.
The controversial treatment of Sanders and her fellow diners was part of a
wave of public outbursts by liberal protesters directed at either
prominent Republicans in Congress or members of President Trump's
administration, in response to the administration's "zero-tolerance"
immigration policy, which has since been rescinded.
Other targets who were harassed at restaurants last year included Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; and
former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
Such demonstrations were egged on by Democrats such as U.S. Rep. Maxine
Waters, D-Calif., who said at a public rally: If you see anybody from
that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline
station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them and
you tell them theyre not welcome anymore, anywhere."
Other Democrats, such as then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-
Calif., distanced themselves from the protests, calling for messages of
unity instead.
Wikinsons actions against Sanders were widely condemned by Trump
supporters. Some bombarded the Red Hens Facebook and Yelp pages with one-
star reviews and called for boycotts. Many pointed out that liberals dont
face the same level of backlash.
Sanders' father, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, blasted what he
described as the restaurants bigotry.
"Bigotry. On the menu at Red Hen Restaurant in Lexington VA. Or you can
ask for the 'Hate Plate'. And appetizers are 'small plates for small
minds,' he tweeted.
Gov. Mike Huckabee
?
@GovMikeHuckabee
Bigotry. On the menu at Red Hen Restaurant in Lexington VA. Or you can
ask for the Hate Plate. And appetizers are small plates for small
minds
Sarah Sanders
?
@PressSec
Last night I was told by the owner of Red Hen in Lexington, VA to leave
because I work for @POTUS and I politely left. Her actions say far more
about her than about me. I always do my best to treat people, including
those I disagree with, respectfully and will continue to do so
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President Trump also weighed in, mocking the restaurant for its filthy
canopies, doors and windows (badly needs a paint job) rather than refusing
to serve a fine person like Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Donald J. Trump
?
@realDonaldTrump
The Red Hen Restaurant should focus more on cleaning its filthy canopies,
doors and windows (badly needs a paint job) rather than refusing to serve
a fine person like Sarah Huckabee Sanders. I always had a rule, if a
restaurant is dirty on the outside, it is dirty on the inside!
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According to reports, Sanders responded to Wilkinsons request by saying,
Thats fine. Ill go, and vacated the restaurant with the rest of her
party. She later recounted the incident online, telling Twitter that she
left politely and will continue to treat people who disagree with her
respectfully.
Her actions say far more about her than about me, Sanders wrote of
Wilkinson. I always do my best to treat people, including those I
disagree with, respectfully and will continue to do so.
--
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
The Obama-led Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
approved Uranium One in fall 2010. With a little luck, we'll see
compulsive liar Hillary Clinton in jail before she dies.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.
says-resistance-is-futile
Nearly a year after kicking White House press secretary Sarah Sanders out
of a Virginia restaurant, the co-owner of the business -- who famously
claimed she had "certain standards" to uphold -- says she has endured
months of criticism and harassment as a result.
The blowback was swift and aggressive," Stephanie Wilkinson, co-owner of
the Red Hen in Lexington, writes in the Washington Post. "Within 24 hours,
the restaurants phone line was hacked, my staff and I were doxxed, and
threats to our lives, families and property were pouring in through every
available channel.
Protesters colonized the streets around the restaurant, Wilkinson adds.
She soon found herself stepping down as executive director of a local
business group.
Wilkinson says she still receives hate mail over the June 2018 incident,
in which she requested that Sanders and her party leave, but adds that the
restaurant also has received support, including thousands of dollars in
donations in our honor to our local food pantry, our domestic violence
shelter and first responders.
The controversial treatment of Sanders and her fellow diners was part of a
wave of public outbursts by liberal protesters directed at either
prominent Republicans in Congress or members of President Trump's
administration, in response to the administration's "zero-tolerance"
immigration policy, which has since been rescinded.
Other targets who were harassed at restaurants last year included Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; and
former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
Such demonstrations were egged on by Democrats such as U.S. Rep. Maxine
Waters, D-Calif., who said at a public rally: If you see anybody from
that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline
station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them and
you tell them theyre not welcome anymore, anywhere."
Other Democrats, such as then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-
Calif., distanced themselves from the protests, calling for messages of
unity instead.
Wikinsons actions against Sanders were widely condemned by Trump
supporters. Some bombarded the Red Hens Facebook and Yelp pages with one-
star reviews and called for boycotts. Many pointed out that liberals dont
face the same level of backlash.
Sanders' father, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, blasted what he
described as the restaurants bigotry.
"Bigotry. On the menu at Red Hen Restaurant in Lexington VA. Or you can
ask for the 'Hate Plate'. And appetizers are 'small plates for small
minds,' he tweeted.
Gov. Mike Huckabee
?
@GovMikeHuckabee
Bigotry. On the menu at Red Hen Restaurant in Lexington VA. Or you can
ask for the Hate Plate. And appetizers are small plates for small
minds
Sarah Sanders
?
@PressSec
Last night I was told by the owner of Red Hen in Lexington, VA to leave
because I work for @POTUS and I politely left. Her actions say far more
about her than about me. I always do my best to treat people, including
those I disagree with, respectfully and will continue to do so
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8:14 AM - Jun 23, 2018
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46.1K people are talking about this
President Trump also weighed in, mocking the restaurant for its filthy
canopies, doors and windows (badly needs a paint job) rather than refusing
to serve a fine person like Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Donald J. Trump
?
@realDonaldTrump
The Red Hen Restaurant should focus more on cleaning its filthy canopies,
doors and windows (badly needs a paint job) rather than refusing to serve
a fine person like Sarah Huckabee Sanders. I always had a rule, if a
restaurant is dirty on the outside, it is dirty on the inside!
132K
4:41 AM - Jun 25, 2018
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107K people are talking about this
According to reports, Sanders responded to Wilkinsons request by saying,
Thats fine. Ill go, and vacated the restaurant with the rest of her
party. She later recounted the incident online, telling Twitter that she
left politely and will continue to treat people who disagree with her
respectfully.
Her actions say far more about her than about me, Sanders wrote of
Wilkinson. I always do my best to treat people, including those I
disagree with, respectfully and will continue to do so.
--
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
The Obama-led Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
approved Uranium One in fall 2010. With a little luck, we'll see
compulsive liar Hillary Clinton in jail before she dies.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.