Thread: Trump thanks Latina supporter; now mounting backlash threatens her business

Megan Thompson, KGUN9.Com Digital Staff
6:06 PM, Mar 21, 2016

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TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - It has been two days since she took center stage, next to the GOP front runner Donald Trump in Tucson.

Ever since she showed her support for the billionaire, she has been harassed at her business. Before thousands of eyes were on her Saturday afternoon, Trump spotted not her, but her sign which read "Latinas support D. Trump."

While KGUN9 was inside Sammy's Mexican Grill, the phone rang several dozen times, many calling Betty Rivas and her family racists, vulgar names and threatening their business.

Betty Rivas and her husband Jorge own the restaurant in Catalina, and she posted a photo of her and Trump on stage on her own Facebook page. But, she says some of her friends must not have agreed, sharing the post and putting her family business at the center of this controversy.

Many of the Facebook posts we came across today were vulgar in nature. We captured screenshots of several that were later deleted from the Sammy's Mexican Grill Facebook page. They can be viewed above in the media player.

When we asked if she regretted making the sign and going on stage, she said "not at all."

"I haven't done anything wrong; I have the right to say what I'm thinking - I can go listen to Hillary, I can go listen to Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders because I'm within my right - I didn't do anything wrong," she said.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department visited the restaurant and now has an open investigation.

http://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news...s-her-business

When we asked if she regretted making the sign and going on stage, she said "not at all."

Good for her! Thank you so much Betty Rivas! You are a True American!

And shame, shame, shame on those hateful anti-American anti-Trumpers who are bothering you and trying to cause you harm with threats and fear. These are Bernie Sanders supporters. These are La Raza, Soros, Romney sucking agitators. They represent the epitome of what has run afoul in our country. They are the reason "liberalism" now means the opposite of what it originally meant in our language in our country.

They know when Trump wins the nomination and heads into the General Election he will win, that's why they want one of the others to win.

Be strong dear Betty! Trump Supporters will find your restaurant and become your customers. Trump Supporters in Tucson, please find this restaurant and flood it with orders. This dear woman needs our help and you're the ones in place to help her keep her business open, making money and do so safely.

And of course KGUN9-TV is there with their pro illegal alien bias reporting to try to make things worse for this family.

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Just shows who the real haters are.

by MICHELLE MOONS
23 Mar 2016

Betty Rivas of Tucson, Arizona, did not know for whom she would vote in Tuesday’s presidential primary at the time she attended both Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Donald Trump rallies. But a sign the Mexican restaurant owner was holding got her onstage with Trump and then served up a heap of threats.

Trump picked Betty Rivas and her “LATINOS SUPPORT D. TRUMP” sign out of the crowd and brought her onstage during a Saturday rally in Tucson. Rivas told KGUN9-TV that since the incident, she has received harassing phone calls at her and husband Jorge’s Mexican restaurant, vulgar comments on both her and the business’ Facebook pages, and received malicious restaurant reviews on Yelp for Sammy’s Mexican Grill in Catalina.

Rivas has been shocked by the backlash from her Trump sign, according to the report.

However, Rivas said she received no such response from Trump supporters after taking a similar sign to the Tucson Bernie Sanders rally.

Mrs. Rivas told the local news outlet that she has the right to say what she thinks and can listen to Trump or Bernie or Hillary Clinton if she chooses.

KGUN9 took screenshots of some of the obscene Facebook comments before they were deleted, which may be viewed in the media player on KGUN9’s website.

One read, “This s*** will give you Ebola and also she support Trump. She basically f****d her self over and her business by doing that.”

Another read, “F**k dis place don’t eat here…..f**k that fat pig bettys.”

One Facebook poster suggested assaulting Mrs. Rivas, stating, “I’m about to go to Sammy’s Mexican Grill buy a burrito or some b******t and throw it on the owner FACE!”

One commenter posted to the business’ Yelp page, “The owner raped me and said that i deserved it while feeding me a burrito, oh wait i was suppose to give 1 star.”

Bob D. posted, “You need proof of citizenship to buy a burrito:/ If you’re planning on eating here bring your passport, birth certificate and social security number.”

Over the course of Tuesday, the restaurant’s rating actually went up from all the reviews posted in support to counter the nasty ones.

Ray O. posted a supportive message: “Don’t believe the one star reviews on here.. They’re being targeted for political reasons.”

Ray P. was also supportive, writing:

I’m of Mexican Decent and do not believe in Leftist Latino Politics! I was raised in an American household with all the traditions of a Mexican family. I am going to drive down from Phoenix just to eat in this woman’s restaurant, because I believe we have the right and the choice to support whomever we like and should not ever be intimidated by thugs of leftist politics.

Tuesday afternoon, Yelp posted an “Active Cleanup Alert” message, which stated in part, “This business recently made waves in the news, which often means that people come to this page to post their reactions. The best place to share your thoughts is on Yelp Talk.”

Pima County law enforcement is looking into the threats against Rivas, according to the local news report.

The presidential preference election, which offered up 58 Republican and 75 Democratic Party delegates, took place Tuesday.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-governm...ld-trump-sign/

I am going to drive down from Phoenix just to eat in this woman’s restaurant, because I believe we have the right and the choice to support whomever we like and should not ever be intimidated by thugs of leftist politics.

Thank you Ray P!! Good for you and enjoy your dinner!

I love our dear Americans!