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Starbucks gets caught in fight over baristas who won’t write ‘Charlie Kirk’ on cups

Filed Under: THE NEWS, WND

Now it’s Starbuck that has been caught in a fight over baristas’ refusal to label a drink favored by assassinated Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk with the words “Charlie Kirk” as customers requested.

In its coffee shops, servers are taught to ask for a name, so they can let a customer know when his or her drink is ready.

Apparently, the company tries to discourage political slogans, so that Starbucks shops are not filled with anti-anyone slogans like “Let’s Go Brandon” being shouted out multiple times a day.

But when some baristas refused to write on cups “Charlie Kirk,” based on the presumption that the name is “political,” Starbucks intervened.

On one video, a barista claims, “We can’t do political names, but it [the register] didn’t even ask for a name to begin with so it’s going to be $3.75.”

Asked to write Charlie Kirk’s name on the cup, the barista affirmed she could write “Charlie.”

A Starbucks statement said, “There are no restrictions on customers using Charlie Kirk’s name on their order, and we are following up with our team.”

It soon elaborated, “Starbucks is a company built on human connection. Having a name, rather than a number, attached to a customer order has been a core part of the Starbucks coffeehouse experience for decades. Most customers use their own name. And when a customer wants to use a different name — including the name Charlie Kirk — when ordering their drink in our café, we aim to respect their preference.”

It added, “Over the years, we have had instances where some people have tried to abuse the system. For example, they’ve provided something that isn’t a name at all, but rather a political slogan with the aim of having our barista shout it out as they hand off the finished drink. And in some cases, as their ‘name,’ they have provided words that are sexually explicit or otherwise offensive. We aim to be a community coffeehouse where everyone feels welcome, so we have previously provided guidance to our partners to respectfully ask the customer to use a different name when attempting to use political slogans or phrases in place of their name. We are clarifying with our team now that names, on their own, can be used by customers on their café order, as they wish.”

The company already has been lobbied to formally name a drink, tea and honey, after Kirk, who once talked about drinking many of those daily.

A published report explained, “The murder of 31-year-old Kirk … on September 10 has further polarized an already divided nation and sparked fierce debate about free speech across the country. In a now-viral TikTok video, a woman claimed that ‘Starbucks refused to write or say Charlie Kirk’s name. I never went in talking about politics, just mentioned his name to have it written on my cup to honor him.’”

Reports confirm that customers have been ordering Mint Majesty tea with two honeys, as that was Kirk’s favorite.

According to the Independent, Kirk’s alleged assassin, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson of Utah, has been officially charged with aggravated murder and six other counts, including obstruction of justice and witness tampering. Utah prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Robinson.

Reports confirm the suspect was radicalized into the transgender and other leftist ideologies.