Rouses responds after social backlash to photo of retired owner at Trump rally at Nation s Capitol
A statement from Donald Rouse Sr. said he attended the rally and supports the president but was shocked and condemns the actions that happened afterward. Author: WWL Staff Updated: 6:25 PM CST January 7, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Rouses, a local grocery chain, scrambled to handle an avalanche of social media anger after a social media post that seemed to show support for the Washington, D.C. rally that turned into an attack on the Capitol.
Rouses’ social media pages were slammed with #boycott messages and comments calling them traitors and using words like sedition and insurrection.
Rouses executive condemns Capitol violence after Facebook post criticism
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He claims they were alongside millions of patriots. pic.twitter.com/x0pDw62oBH Lamar White, Jr. (@LamarWhiteJr) January 7, 2021
The co-owner of Rouses Market released a statement on Thursday denouncing the violence at the Capitol building on Wednesday following a rally in support of President Donald Trump, which he attended.
The statement came from Donald Rouse Sr., after he received criticism on social media for posting a selfie photo at the rally with former company Human Resources Director Steve Galtier. The social post prompted calls for a boycott of Rouses Market on social media.