Trump supporters are Flashpoint X Porn (1997)making a stand against Starbucks by spending money on coffee in the chain's shops and demanding baristas write "Trump" on their cups.
The movement -- which comes to you by the hashtag #TrumpCup -- accelerated Friday following an incident in a Miami branch of the coffee chain.
A white supporter of the President-elect was filmed earlier this week shouting at employees, complaining of racial discrimination and telling everyone in the store he voted Trump. The incident kicked off thanks to a delay in the making of his vanilla latte.
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Trump supporters have had issues with Starbucks for some time. Some of the causes of anger have been the company's CEO Howard Schultz endorsing Clinton and the roll out of its less festive designs, which even triggered a call for a boycott from Trump himself.
On Thursday, a fan going by the name Baked Alaska on Twitter seized the moment to kick start Operation #TrumpCup, with two simple rules. First, go to Starbucks and tell them your name is Trump. Second, film the incident if they refuse to write "Trump" on the cup.
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The #TrumpCup campaign subsequently went into overdrive.
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@bakedalaska did this today. They didn't want to, said it was too political. I reminded her the campaign was over & he's our president now. pic.twitter.com/LHgi7Vqexh
— Catriona (@KittyCakes92) November 18, 2016
On Primary #ElectionDay I got a #TrumpCup
— PRESIDENT TRUMP🇺🇸 (@BarbieKeleigh) November 18, 2016
Then when I tried to #BoycottStarbucks & they wouldn't refund my $100 credit I did it@bakedalaska pic.twitter.com/78Alp8Q9fX
Some people have had less success than others -- and one person reportedly had the cops called on him for pulling the stunt.
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The idea of sticking it to Starbucks by giving them cash received mixed reviews on Twitter.
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A Starbucks spokesperson told Mashable: "Over the years, writing customer names on cups and calling out their names has been a fun ritual in our stores.
"Rarely has it been abused or taken advantage of. We hope and trust that our customers will continue to honor that tradition. We don’t require our partners to write or call out names."
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