A bar in Washington D.C. has fired one of its employees after she claimed she would not serve members of the incoming Trump administration, which the bar cited as a violation of its “zero-tolerance policy on discrimination.”
Suzannah Van Rooy, a former part-time server at Beuchert’s Saloon, recently informed the Washingtonian that she would not serve anyone in office “trying to deport millions of people,” claiming that she would not feel “comfortable” serving them. Following these comments, as well as “wildly offensive responses” she made through the bar’s social media account, the restaurant fired her over her “unforgivable behavior.”
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“Our staff and families (many of whom are personally offended by Ms. Van Rooy’s comments about them) are still reeling from what Ms. Van Rooy said and did, and we as a restaurant are simply horrified to be associated with base prejudice,” a statement from the bar’s Facebook page read. “None of us saw this coming, and regret deeply that the voices of over two dozen people who work at Beuchert’s Saloon are being silenced because of one person’s awful behavior.”
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The bar confirmed Van Rooy’s firing via a statement to the Washington Examiner, as she had violated the bar’s “zero-tolerance policy on discrimination and harassment.”
While the Washingtonian identified Van Rooy as a “server and manager” at Beuchert’s Saloon, the bar has denied that she held the latter position, and was only a “part time server.”
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The bar has also requested for the public not to condemn its other employees for the views of Van Rooy, assuring that it is “still the same restaurant” known for its welcoming service.
Van Rooy’s comments to the Washingtonian also detailed how there was previous enthusiasm to resist the Trump administration when he won in 2016. However, following Trump’s victory in 2024, she described ”a sense of defeat and acceptance,” unlike with Trump’s first victory.
