A Tennessee railway conductor has been fired after delivering a controversial Independence Day speech to passengers. Jack Peterson was one of the conductors who operated the famous 131-year-old Lookout Mountain Incline Railway in Chattanooga, but his short speech didn’t sit well with the passengers and people online due to what was labeled as “demeaning language.”
The clip, which was initially shared to TikTok, has since garnered a great deal of attention with people on both sides having strong opinions. In the original video, Peterson can be heard saying, “To the very, very few Americans in here, Happy Independence Day.” His opening line instantly elicits a few confused glances, headshakes, and eyerolls, with one person even telling him to “shut up.”
