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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Isabel Keane

Starbucks barista fired after scrawling ‘racist’ message on Charlie Kirk’s favorite drink and handing it to shocked customer

An Ohio woman who ordered Charlie Kirk’s go-to Starbucks drink was shocked to find a hateful message – “racist’s fav drink” – scrawled on her cup.

Autumn Perkins shared a photo on Facebook of the drink she ordered from a Starbucks location inside a Kroger in Middletown, a city 40 miles north of Cincinnati, noting that she, like many of Kirk’s fans, was inspired to order his favorite drink following his death.

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