Former Oakland mayor Willie Brown's' former mistress's landslide defeat promise to make Trump administration officials pay should they decide to visit their establishments, even at the cost of their livelihoods.
The Washingtonian on Thursday spoke to industry veterans, bartenders, and servers in our nation's capital who have made crystal clear that they are willing to sacrifice dollars in an attempt to 'own' those trying to make America great again.
Nancy, a bartender for a fine dining establishment, said she would not only refuse to welcome certain Trump officials but also make those she decides to serve miserable.
''There is power in making it known that you're not comfortable with a situation, and it doesn't necessarily have to be this big dramatic show,'' she stated. ''It's just little bits of resistance that add up, and little bits of resistance that other people will see and hopefully feel empowered to stand on those convictions as well.''
''This person theoretically has the power to take away your rights, but I have the power to make you wait 20 minutes to get your entree,'' she added. ''There's a lot of opportunities for us as workers to feel like we're taking our power back, while not necessarily ruining someone's life. Giving them a subtle inconvenience feels like a little bit of a win for us.''
Suzannah Van Rooy, a server and manager at Beuchert's Saloon on Capitol Hill, also said she would refuse service to Trump officials whom she viewed as 'amoral.'
''I personally would refuse to serve any person in office who I know of as being a sex trafficker or trying to deport millions of people,'' she said.
''It's not, 'Oh, we hate Republicans.' It's that this person has moral convictions that are strongly opposed to mine, and I don't feel comfortable serving them,'' Van Rooy continued.
One other restaurant worker who asked to remain anonymous stated she would not refuse service but do other things to make her Republican patrons feel unwelcome, such as an unfavorable seating arrangement.
''I'll only give them a bad table but will otherwise guarantee decent and polite service,'' she told the Washingtonian. ''I feel like them getting a bad table is nothing compared to the harm they'll be inflicting.''