Jack Peterson, a part-time conductor with Tennessee’s famed Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, found himself at the center of controversy after his Fourth of July greeting to passengers went viral.
“To the very few Americans in here, Happy Independence Day. To the rest of you, welcome to the greatest country on the face of the planet, and if you disagree, you can leave,” a TikTok video captures him saying.
While Peterson sees his remark as “patriotic,” a tourist traveling with him viewed it as exclusionary and reported him to the concerned authorities.
