California sandwich shop owner likes BLM to KKK, loses franchise

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California sandwich shop owner likes BLM to KKK, loses franchise

Mr. Pickle's Sandwich Shop in Davis, California (via KTXL)

A California sandwich franchise has been shut down after the owner sent a racially incendiary email to staff condemning Black Lives Matter and likening the movement to the Ku Klux Klan, Fox News reports.

The Mr. Pickle’s Sandwhich Shop in Davis, California was closed down by corporate after the email made its way to social media that details how Mickey Mann, the former franchisee, feels about the movement against racism and police brutality.

The email was sent off after an employee came to the sandwich shop wearing a Black Lives Matter pin.

READ MORE: Virginia man who drove truck into protesters is a KKK leader

Mann stated that his Mr. Pickle’s restaurant for years “had a policy of no politics,” which included far right groups, MAGA hats and BLM, according to KTXL, a Fox-affiliate in Sacramento, California.

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Mr. Pickle Sandwich Show posted an official statement on Thursday to announce the closing of the Davis, California, shop.

Source: theGrio

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