A woman in Ohio was shocked when she ordered the drink that conservative commentator Charlie Kirk famously drinks, only to find a vile message written on her cup.
What sparked the outrage?
Autumn Perkins, a customer at a Starbucks located inside a Kroger in Middletown, Ohio, ordered a “mint majesty” drink with two honeys, the same drink Kirk is known to order.
She picked it up on a Sunday evening, the same day that hundreds of thousands of people were tuning in for Kirk’s public memorial in Arizona.
During the memorial, President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Kirk’s wife, Erika, paid tribute to the activist, who was tragically assassinated on September 10.
But when Perkins took the cup, she was horrified to see the words “racist’s fav drink” written on it.
Perkins told Fox News that she was upset by the message, saying, “I feel like Charlie stood for respect – we don’t have to agree on everything. We can disagree on a lot of things, but we respect each other. It’s time for people to stop this nonsense.”
She immediately brought the issue up with the store manager, who revealed that the employee who wrote the message admitted to doing so. The worker was fired as a result.
Perkins agreed that the employee deserved to be fired, stating, “People should be fired if they’re doing something like this.”
A Starbucks spokesperson confirmed the incident, calling the message “unacceptable” and stating that it violated company policies meant to maintain a welcoming atmosphere.
They added that the store is operated by Kroger and that the employee had been let go by the supermarket chain.
Starbucks under pressure after Kirk’s death
This incident came after the death of Charlie Kirk, which sparked a wave of customers ordering his signature drink at Starbucks in his memory. In some cases, employees initially refused to write his name on cups, claiming it was a “political issue.”
Starbucks later clarified that staff are allowed to write customers’ names, as long as no political messages are included.
A viral TikTok video showing a California barista refusing to write “Charlie Kirk” on a cup led to public backlash.
Starbucks made it clear that customers can request names without political messaging, but internal guidance about political slogans or offensive language still stands.
‘Stop going to Starbucks’
Netizens posted their opinion. A user noted, “Stop going to Starbucks. Easy game.” Another added, “Wouldn’t drink it. Prob spit or pissed in. God knows what else by these crazy leftists.” “I can’t believe Republicans go to Starbucks. Very liberal and donate to the democrats,” wrote a user. “This employee should be labeled then banned from working at any and all companies that come in contact with the general public. That’s right… banned for life,” added another.