Mexican Restaurant Gets Backlash For Shirts Advocating Trump’s Impeachment

(Source: Press Herald)

WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — A Mexican restaurant in Rhode Island is getting backlash for its sale of T-shirts that it says advocated impeaching President Donald Trump.

Wendy Carr, owner of Amigos in Westerly, says the business sold shirts with the logo, “86 45,” printed on the back to raise money for political candidates. The Westerly Sun , which first reported the story, says restaurant staff wore the shirts on Election Day.

Carr says “86” means to get rid of or replace an order in restaurant lingo. Republican state Sen. Elaine Morgan, a critic of the shirts, says she believes the shirts are calling for violence against Trump, the 45th president.

Carr says the shirts don’t advocate harm and the restaurant has received threats from around the country. She says the shirts won’t be sold or worn anymore.

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  1. Avatar for eglot eglot says:

    “OMG, they wanting to kill Trump!”
    Uh, no. Besides, there’s this thing called the 1st Amendment. You should read it sometime.
    Who’s the snowflake now?

  2. Do they have an online store? I’m asking for a friend.

  3. Carr says “86” means to get rid of or replace an order in restaurant lingo.

    She’s right, but … this was predictable:

    Republican state Sen. Elaine Morgan, a critic of the shirts, says she believes the shirts are calling for violence against Trump, the 45th president.

    So:

    the shirts won’t be sold or worn anymore.

    Probably for the best.

    Unfortunately, “86 45’s Reign of Error” is not nearly as witty.

  4. I love that design and would buy one in a heartbeat!

    trumpers are such snowflakes.

  5. What’s more threatening?

    86
    45

    or

    “If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the second amendment people, maybe there is, I don’t know."

    You decide!

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