A Northern California restaurant that served MyPillow’s Mike Lindell has been deluged with negative Facebook comments after it posted a photo of the Trump ally and entrepreneur with two smiling employees.
Humboldt County, located near the Oregon border, doesn’t see many famous faces. So when Lindell showed up to eat last week at Tres Chiles Picosos, the owners proudly posted a photo depicting him standing next to a waitress and bartender who buy his products, SF Gate reported.
TUMP INDICTMENT ODDS SKYROCKET
“Thank you for supporting Local Businesses in Humboldt County!!! We hope you visit us again,” the posting said.
Blowback happened quickly as people expressed outrage that the restaurant would post the photo.
“Well, I know where I won’t go eat if I ever make it back to CA,” Kim Jackson wrote.
Another post was more political: “He goes around the Country spreading lies and conspiracies and is destroying Democracy!” Rome Eler wrote.
Lindell was an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump in his failed 2020 reelection bid and spent millions of his own money investigating the voting machines in various states. His product line was canceled in many large retailers because of his political views.
Owner Michelle Hill said she wasn’t trying to be political with the photo but has received threatening phone calls and messages from people who want to boycott the restaurant.
“I don’t get into politics,” she told SF Gate. “We knew nothing about him apart from that he’s the MyPillow guy. … My staff buys his pillows, his sheets, his socks. They were just excited to see someone famous.”
Regular customers rallied to Hill’s defense and promoted the food in their postings.
“Great food, important to support local small businesses! Will be back when we’re up there again!” wrote Theresa Rosa.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Others defended Lindell as a man of integrity. Despite the flap, the photo remains on the restaurant’s Facebook page.
“This was the first person that had come into the restaurant that they had seen on TV,” Hill said. “They probably would’ve taken a photo with Biden or Trump or Martha Stewart or George Clooney if they had come in. … This had zero to do with politics.”
