Kamala Harris made a marketing campaign cease on Saturday at a spice store identified to brazenly discriminate in opposition to Republicans whereas calling for an finish to political “division.”
The spice store, Penzeys Spices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, welcomed the Democrat nominee to browse the shop and meet some supporters.
Whereas dealing with a gaggle of reporters, Harris claimed, “It’s time to turn the page on the divisiveness. It’s time to bring our country together, chart a new way forward.”
“A lot of what I think is happening, and I was just talking with some folks here in Pittsburgh about it, is that people are exhausted about the division and the attempts to kind of divide us as Americans,” mentioned Harris.
“And, them stepping up to make this public statement, I think is, courageous.”
“But also for people like the folks I was just talking with, it really reinforces for them that we love our country, and we have more in common than what separates us,” asserted Harris within the spice store.
Penzeys Spices has a complete “About Republicans” web page on their web site with a staggering 842-word essay bashing the political occasion.
For distinction, the “About Us” web page on the Penzeys web site options solely 461 phrases, together with “We are trying to make the world a better place.”
A part of the “About Republicans” web page on their website, penned by CEO Invoice Penzey, informs Republicans they’ll store elsewhere: “Going forward we would still be glad to have you as customers, but we’re done pretending the Republican Party’s embrace of cruelty, racism, Covid lies, climate change denial, and threats to democracy are anything other than the risks they legitimately are.”
“If you need us to pretend you are not creating the hurt you are creating in order for you to continue to be our customer, I’m sad to say you might be happier elsewhere,” reads the Penzeys Spices web site.
Penzeys just lately launched an commercial marketing campaign for his or her “Justice” spice mix directed at former President Donald Trump, saying “Re-Indicted and it Feels So Good!”
“Sorry Kamala, ‘Scary Spice’ is already taken!” mentioned Former President Trump’s marketing campaign in response to Kamala’s go to.
Penzeys Spices CEO Invoice Penzey is not any stranger to controversy.
In 2022, he got here below fireplace for renaming Martin Luther King Jr. Day to “Republicans Are Racist Weekend!”
The spice model misplaced 40,000 subscribers in January 2022 in accordance with the Penzeys Spices Fb web page for the stunt, however didn’t provide an apology.
Penzeys Spices didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.
