State Watch Smoothie King: 2 employees ‘no longer with the business’ after refusing to serve customer in Trump shirt by Ashleigh Fields - 03/03/26 12:22 PM ET by Ashleigh Fields - 03/03/26 12:22 PM ET Share ✕ LinkedIn LinkedIn Email Email NOW PLAYING Smoothie King on Monday said two employees are “no longer” with the company after they denied service to a customer in a Trump shirt. “As a brand, Smoothie King is committed to ensuring our stores are a place free of discrimination of any kind, where every guest and team member is treated with care and respect,” the company wrote in a statement on X. “Following an investigation into an incident involving a guest who was refused service at a franchised location in Michigan yesterday, the franchise owner has taken immediate action and the two employees involved are no longer with the business,” it added. The two employees were dismissed after a video of the encounter gained traction online. One of the workers in the clip said she was recorded without her permission as a minor and subsequently launched a GoFundMe account, alleging that  due to hate comments and threats the job was “no longer safe to return to.” Her GoFundMe page was ultimately disabled after an account named “LeftismforU” flagged the page in a post on X. “I expect @gofundme to take proper action and not allow her to raise money off of discriminating against others,” the account wrote in a Monday post . After the incident, Smoothie King said the local franchise owner is also taking further action and enforcing mandatory retraining for all employees reinforcing their guest experience standards. Add as preferred source on Google Tags guests denied service Michigan Smoothie King Smoothie King Trump administration Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Share ✕ LinkedIn LinkedIn Email Email More State Watch News See All Campaign Early turnout in Texas Democratic primary outpaces GOP as Election Day kicks off by Julia Mueller 54 minutes ago Campaign  /  54 minutes ago