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On Jan. 6, 2021, a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol. While the country dealt with the very real consequences of that event five people died, property was damaged, dozens were arrested, and lawmakers discussed the possibility of invoking the 25th amendment to remove the president of the United States, who they alleged incited the violence an odd controversy hit the airwaves of Fox News: CNN’s Anderson Cooper had made a seemingly disparaging comment about the Olive Garden.
Cooper was covering the Capitol riot on CNN when he noted that many of the people in attendance were proud of their “unconstitutional behavior” and that they would likely celebrate the fact that they had just desecrated the Capitol. Cooper said (transcript via NY Post):
No, Olive Garden did not revoke Sean Hannity s lifetime pasta pass Irene Jiang / Business Insider
Olive Garden did not revoke the Lifetime Pasta Pass from Sean Hannity, or the Never Ending Pasta Pass from other patrons.
The chain restaurant has been trending since Anderson Cooper said those who were involved with the Capitol Hill siege on Wednesday would go back to the Olive Garden and to the Holiday Inn they re staying at.
A mob of pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol building on Wednesday, breaking windows and stealing property, in an unsuccessful attempt to stop the counting of electoral votes that certified President-elect Joe Biden s win.