
A request for a £3.75 (Approximately $4.60) tea order has triggered national conversations on TikTok after a Starbucks barista in California declined to write the name 'Charlie Kirk' on a customer's cup.
The incident, recorded in a now-viral TikTok video, occurred weeks after the murder of Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old right-wing political activist, on 10 September 2025.