A Minnesota restaurant owner confronted Donald Trump Jr. on his podcast, claiming he lost half of his customers after openly supporting the former president.
Trump Jr. read live chat messages on his political podcast Triggered when restaurant owner Allen Brenycz confronted him. Brenycz told Trump Jr. that he lost half his customers after he bought a digital billboard supporting the former president.
“I have a digital billboard on the freeway in Minnesota,” Brenycz wrote. “I need a repost from you for my pin post. I've lost half my business since publicly supporting it.”
Brenycz appeared to be referring to a GoFundMe he set up to raise money for the billboard.
“As many of you know, I am alienating a significant portion of my customers by advertising for a political figure,” he wrote on the GoFundMe, which had raised $329 as of Tuesday evening.
“A lot of people who vote with feelings will simply refuse to support my company because of my support,” Brenycz continued.
Trump Jr. told the restaurant owner he would “try to figure it out.”
“I haven't seen it, but if I can find the message I will look at it. I appreciate the support,” said the former president's son.
Brenycz's restaurant is in Minnesota, where vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is governor. Vice President Kamala Harris leads Trump 51 percent to 44 percent in Walz's home state, according to a poll released Monday by Morning Consult.
Harris also leads Trump in national polls. The vice president has a 2.8-point lead over her Republican opponent, according to an average of national polls compiled by FiveThirtyEight on Tuesday.
However, those numbers could still change when Harris and Trump face each other in their first debate on Tuesday night.
The debate has high stakes for both candidates, The Independent previously reported.
Harris must maintain the enthusiasm among Democrats that has built since Joe Biden dropped out of the race, while Trump will try to halt that momentum and make up for lost ground.
