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Trump supporters troll Starbucks with #TrumpCup

Trump supporters are making a statement against Starbucks by providing baristas with ‘Trump’ as their name.

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Starbucks just couldn’t escape controversy with its coffee cups this holiday season… again. Trump supporters are protesting against Starbucks with #TrumpCups. When ordering, they provide the barista with their name as “Trump,” and if the barista fails to do so, the incident is recorded and uploaded online.

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Prominent Trump supporter and Breitbart social media strategist Baked Alaska (aka Tim Treadstone) posted instructions on Twitter in a tweet has since gone viral. Users are uploading their Trump cups along with the hashtag #TrumpCups.

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Supporters claim to have been discriminated when providing baristas with their name as Trump.

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#TrumpCup comes after another year where Starbucks’ wintertime cups have caused controversy. The coffee chain has been using red cups instead of a more festive, holiday-themed design, which some see as a war against Christmas.

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Supporters have also taken this as a chance to criticize the media, as CNN’s coverage did not include the video where a barista fails to write Trump down and calls the cops.

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Regardless of Trump supporters’ complaints against Starbucks, the #TrumpCup movement still requires that they spend money at a chain whose CEO has been a vocal Hillary Clinton supporter.

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