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A worker at a Washington, D.C., restaurant was fired on Friday after announcing plans to refuse service to some Trump officials.
Suzannah Van Rooy was released from employment at Beuchert’s Saloon, according to a report from the Washingtonian.
“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,” she said, according to the outlet.
“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,” she added.
A second worker shared similar plans under the anonymous name Nancy.
“There is power in making it known that you’re not comfortable with a situation, and it doesn’t necessarily have to be this big dramatic show,” Nancy said. “It’s just little bits of resistance that add up, and little bits of resistance that other people will see and hopefully feel empowered to stand on those convictions as well.”
Fox News reported that Beuchert’s shared a statement that Van Rooy’s remarks led to her firing and were against the company’s policy by discriminating against certain individuals.
“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. This staff member does NOT speak for us as a restaurant,” Beuchert’s statement read.
“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 establishment added.