Thread: Trump supporters order '#TrumpCups' from Starbucks

Trump supporters order '#TrumpCups' from Starbucks

• Trump supporters are posting pictures of Starbucks coffee with the hashtag #TrumpCup to protest discrimination against Republicans
• Trump supporters have been telling baristas their name is 'Trump'
• The baristas then must write it on the cup and shout it out loud when ready
• Some have noted that the protest is only giving Starbucks more money
• However, those behind the protest say the point is to cause a statement
  

Supporters of President-elect Donald Trump who feel there has been a backlash against Republicans since his election are taking their protest to the percolators.

Republicans are ordering their coffee and stating their name is 'Trump' so baristas will have to shout the last name of the president-elect when their drink is ready.

The protest is allegedly against people 'discriminating against Republicans' and was started by Trump supporter and actor Scott Baio, according to Yahoo News.

Protesters are ordering their coffee from Starbucks using the name 'Trump' so baristas will have to shout the last name of the president-elect when their drink is ready

The protest is allegedly against people 'discriminating against Republicans' and was started by Trump supporter and actor Scott Baio

Now, dozens of people are taking pictures of their Starbucks drink with the name 'Trump' written on it in protest of the alleged discrimination

A hashtag #TrumpCup began to circulate on Twitter and a video of a barista calling the police after a man asked for Trump's name to be written on his cup went viral, causing the phenomenon to increase.

Another video of a man shouting 'Trump' at a barista when he felt his drink order was taking too long added fuel to the fire.

Now, dozens of people are taking pictures of their Starbucks drink with the name 'Trump' written on it in protest of the alleged discrimination.

But many have pointed out the protest is actually just padding the wallets of Starbucks and their CEO Howard Schultz, who openly backed Hillary Clinton.

Some have said the act is less of a protest and more of a statement - but either way, it's a controversy that hasn't seemed to hurt the coffee giant financially.

Many have pointed out the protest is actually just padding the wallets of Starbucks and their CEO Howard Schultz, who openly backed Hillary Clinton



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...imination.html

by ADELLE NAZARIAN
20 Nov 2016
399 comments

Tim Treadstone, better known by his stage name “Baked Alaska,” is trying to correct what he refers to as the “hoaxing media’s” misleading attempt to spin his “Operation Trump Cup” movement as a protest against Starbucks.

In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, Treadstone noted that “the media has twisted the narrative. Here’s the funny thing. This is a statement, not a protest.”

The #TrumpCup hashtag and ensuing movement has gone viral. “I never said this was a protest,” Treadstone said, taking aim at the mainstream media. “The media has been doing a hit piece on me ad other Trump supporters.”

He suggested, “they made up the whole thing about it being a protest. I never said this was a boycott. I never said boycott Starbucks or don’t shop at Starbucks. If I was trying to do that, I wouldn’t go spend my money there. We are not trying to put Starbucks out of business. That was never my intention.”

The entire controversy began when a Starbucks customer in Florida caught video of a barista refusing to write the name “Trump” on his cup. The barista allegedly even threatened to call the cops on the patron over his request.


Paul Joseph Watson ✔ @PrisonPlanet
Starbucks SJWs call cops on customer for requesting "Trump" name on his coffee cup.
4:01 PM - 17 Nov 2016

“I saw the video on Paul Joseph Watson’s Twitter account, of the customer asking for ‘Trump’ to be written on a Starbucks cup.” He said he thought to himself, “that’s insane.” Treadstone said his dad, who was visiting from Alaska, gave him the idea of creating the #TrumpCup hashtag.

“So I put together a tweet and wrote ‘Operation Trump Cup is commencing. Go to Starbucks and ask for a cup with Trump written on it and video it to see if they deny you. And if they do, show that off too.’ And boy was I right.”

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Operation #TrumpCup

1) Go to Starbucks & tell them your name is Trump

2) If they refuse take video

Pls share & spread the word

9:39 PM - 17 Nov 2016

Paul Joseph Watson ✔ @PrisonPlanet
#TrumpCup is now a thing! https://twitter.com/PrisonPlanet/sta...02064212279296 …
3:49 AM - 18 Nov 2016

Treadstone said he woke up the next morning to the #TrumpCup hashtag trending on international news and social media. “It went super vial. This was a movement that I had put together to capitalize on the original idea,” which he attributed in part to Joe Biggs from InfoWars. “Me and Joe had the same idea at the same time without talking to each other, because great minds think alike.”

Instead, Treadstone said the movement was a sort of social experiment and “a fun thing for us to do to raise awareness about support for President Trump and to stand up for the guy who wasn’t allowed to have Trump written on his Starbucks cup. It’s to let the world know that we are allowed to put our next president’s name on a Starbucks cup.”

He added that he would consider a protest if every single Starbucks location denied patrons the right to have the name “Trump” written on their cups. “But I doubt every single Starbucks employee or location does this,” he said.

"That’s the difference between the left and the right. When we make change we have fun and it doesn’t have to be negative and have screaming and crying and blocking highways. You can do social media and do things that actually boost the economy. This is going to be a great day for Starbucks and boost their profits. They are an American company and we are supportive of that."

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Irma Hinojosa 🇺🇸
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If we want Trump written on our cups don't call the cops! Feel free to boycott Starbucks after this. Even Kanye wants to #MAGA!

#TrumpCup

8:46 AM - 18 Nov 2016

Treadstone added, “I’m just keeping them in check and making it fun along the way.”

http://www.breitbart.com/california/...not-a-protest/

LOL!!! I thought they were talking about ceramic mugs which they sell, and I thought they had some system to paint or stamp a name on the cups.