Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Was Kicked Out Of An Arkansas Restaurant
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) was kicked out of a Little Rock restaurant with her team last week after employees and customers said they felt uncomfortable with her presence.
“Last week I was having lunch with two other moms at a restaurant when the owner approached a member of the State Police Executive Protection Detail and said my presence made their employees feel threatened and told us to leave,” Sanders said in a statement to USA TODAY on Friday.
The restaurant, The Croissanterie, denied that its employees felt "threatened," but did tell local news station THV 11 that other diners and employees "raised questions" about Sanders' presence.
"Allowing her to stay risked being perceived as a lack of support for the community that makes up the majority of our team, as well as their families and friends,” a statement from The Croissanterie said. "Ultimately, we made the decision to support our employees and guests who expressed they were uncomfortable."
It's at least the second time Sanders has been booted from a restaurant, presumably over her support for President Donald Trump. In 2018, while working as the White House press secretary, Sanders was asked to leave the The Red Hen in Lexington, Virginia, over her support of Trump.
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