MAGA legends on Saturday lashed out a restaurant they claim is "justifying the assassination of Charlie Kirk," but the owners say it's all a misunderstanding.
Whiskey seller John Rich flagged a sign posted by Rosepepper Cantina, a Mexican restaurant in Nashville, TN, which said, "Well, well, well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions." The cantina wrote a caption with the sign that reads, "You had a rough week. Come have some queso. You deserve it."
Some in the MAGA movement interpreted the sign to be a dig at Kirk after the conservative commentator was shot after defending the right to bear arms.
Trump ally Rudy W. Giuliani, for instance, said, "Rosepepper Cantina is justifying the assassination of Charlie Kirk."
He then provided a phone number and added, "This number puts you on hold, and they are taking in a lot of calls, so let my team know if you have alternative contact info for the owner or manager of this disgusting place."
Political commentator and country singer Alexis Wilkins said, "Rosepepper in East Nashville...unsurprising and horrible. Flood the Google reviews, the socials."
"These people can't get away with celebrating murder. Not even semi-covertly," Wilkins wrote on Saturday.
For its part, the Mexican grill responded to the MAGA backlash with its own explanation, writing, "Hey there, so we reposted a 7 year old sign picture that was about having a hangover and it was called to our attention that people were taking it as a political statement which it unequivocally was not. What happened is awful and we don't support it whatsoever. So of course, we've deleted the post and we are so incredibly sorry for any confusion we caused with that post."
