Moon Griffon Issues Apology to Audience over Rouses Controversy I owe the people of the state an apology.
That is how Moon Griffon opened his show on Monday morning following the news that Rouses co-owner Donald Rouse apologized for using poor judgment in attending former President Trump s rally the day of the riot at the Capitol. Especially the people that drove to Rouses Meat Market. I want to apologize to you, continued Griffon. I was trying to help Rouses. I told my wife Don t go back.
Over the days since the Capitol Riot, Griffon has stuck up for Rouses as some people across the state called for a boycott of the New Orleans-based grocery chain, such as Chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus Baton Rouge Rep. Ted James in an article on Louisiana Radio Network. The Advocate reported former LSU basketball player and current Board of Supervisors member Collis Temple Jr. even called for LSU s relationship with Rouses to be re-explored, even though Rouse condemned th
Across the Country, Capitol Hill Rioters Face Repercussions at Work
A printing company in Maryland saw the photo on Twitter the night of Jan. 6: an employee roaming the halls of the U.S. Capitol with a company badge around his neck. He was fired the next day.
Others are facing similar repercussions at work for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Some business owners are being trashed on social media and their establishments boycotted, while rank-and-file employees at other businesses have been fired.
The printing company, Navistar Direct Marketing, declined to name the worker but said it can’t offer employment to people “demonstrating dangerous conduct that endangers the health and safety of others.”
In interview, Rouses co-owner apologizes for attending US Capitol rally
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In an interview with WBOK radio in New Orleans, Rouse co-owner Donald Rouse Sr. apologized again for attending a rally in Washington DC that ended in a deadly breach at the US Capitol.
Rouse received criticism for his attendance at a rally in DC on January 6th. A photo posted to Facebook was quickly shared, with a number of people calling for a boycott of the Rouses stores.
Rouse says that he went to DC to be a part of what he thought would be a history in the making moment He says he was there to hear President Trump s final speech as president.
BATON ROUGE, La (WBRZ) - Rouses co-owner Donald Rouse Sr. issued a public apology during a radio interview Friday, about two weeks after he was photographed at a pro-Trump protest that ended with rioters inside the U.S. Capitol.Â
Rouse told WBOK in New Orleans that he exercised poor judgment in attending the rally on Jan. 6, which eventually turned violent when protesters stormed the Capitol building and interrupted lawmakers who were in the process of confirming the results of the presidential election.
He said during the interview that he wasn t there to protest the election results but wanted to experience the event firsthand.Â