Donald Trump Suggests Boycotting Starbucks Over Red Cups

However, this decision is not sitting well with a few Christians who claim that the company is waging a “War on Christmas”, and now Trump has joined that bandwagon. An Arizona-based “social media personality” named Joshua Feuerstein posted a video on Facebook earlier this month encouraging Starbucks customers to give their name as “Merry Christmas”, forcing baristas to write it on cups.

“No, I am not angry they changed their cups”, customer Ursula White said.

“Hey look, I’m speaking against myself”.

Trump also said a Starbucks operates a store in one of his buildings and “that’s the end of that lease, but who cares?”

Donald Trump suggested a boycott of the coffee chain during a pre-Republican presidential debate rally in Springfield, Ill. on Monday, according to the Associated Press.

“You know I’m passionate about protecting the heart of Christmas!” “The people I work with in the church, all of us have collectively responded that this is ridiculous”, Powell said, adding that the media coverage this issue has received does not accurately portray or represent the Christian community.

What’s your take on the stir surrounding the Starbucks red cups? Of course, this neutrality is now making certain people, like pastor Joshua Feuerstein, call Starbucks out for being “anti-Christmas”.

But the move reportedly upset a few Christians, who believe the company is yet another victim in a perceived war on Christmas.

The iconic red cup has featured several winter-themed designs since it first appeared in 1997.

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In the video, Feuerstein explains that when he was asked for his name so that it could be written on the cup, he replied, “Merry Christmas”. The 2015 cup is Starbucks’ way of inviting its customers to make their own stories. The aesthetic was described by Jeffrey Fields, a top echelon in the company’s design department, as a memento of the quietness and simplicity of holiday season. This led to the passive aggressive hashtag #MERRYCHRISTMASSTARBUCKS as enraged Christians tried to take back their holiday and/or red cups in the same way Jesus would: by tweaking their coffee orders.