A Memphis florist has received a huge backlash after saying she won’t do business with Donald Trump supporters after his 2024 election victory.
Kristin Wolter, 49, made the announcement on the now private Instagram account for her business: Everbloom Designs.
“I will not do business with people who support the president-elect,” she told the newspaper videowhich circulated widely on social media early last week.
“It’s because I need to create a safe place for me, my staff and my family.”
Wolter said she was shocked that her “community chose financial concerns and economics over human rights and decency,” according to Newsmax host Todd Starnes wrote in a post on X.
Wolter issued a second statement after receiving backlash for her initial comments KWAM Nieuwsradio 900. The channel announced this on Saturday proverb that the store “would be closed for the rest of the week due to threats against me and my business.”
“I knew that standing up for what I believe in would have consequences,” the note said.
“I am so grateful to those of you who supported me through this. They are showing their true colors and showing a lack of decency and humanity.”
Kristin Wolter, 49, (pictured) made the announcement on the now private Instagram account for her company, Everbloom Designs: “I will not do business with people who support the president-elect. It’s because I need to create a safe place for me, my staff and my family’
Memphis was one of the few places in Tennessee to turn blue during the 2024 presidential race, with Trump winning 64 percent of the state’s vote
A listing for the business on Google indicated the florist was temporarily closed as of Tuesday.
DailyMail.com made several attempts to contact Wolter.
A call to the store on Tuesday went to voicemail. The contact page on the website also appears to be disabled, as does the company’s Facebook page.
Memphis was one of the few places in Tennessee to turn blue in the 2024 race, with Trump winning 64 percent of the state’s vote.
Many Trump supporters quickly called for a boycott of Wolter’s business, saying she was “sabotaging” herself.
“Talk about sabotaging your own business,” one X user wrote.
“She will file for bankruptcy before inauguration day,” said another.
‘We would certainly appreciate a heads up!’ Starnes added. “I’m sure there are other places where people can buy violets – places where there is no discrimination based on political affiliation.”
‘If you can’t handle a difference of opinion, you probably shouldn’t be in business. Memphis deserves better than this,” another commenter wrote.
Wolter’s sentiments echo those of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a gender transition cake in 2017.
He also refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.
Many Trump supporters quickly called for a boycott of her company, saying she was “sabotaging” herself
Many Trump supporters said they planned to boycott her company and suspected she would ‘file for bankruptcy by Inauguration Day’
Wolter’s sentiments echo those of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a gender transition cake in 2017.
Denver baker Jack Phillips also won a partial victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
Jack Phillips was sued by a transgender attorney, Autumn Scardina, for refusing to fulfill her order for a blue birthday cake with pink filling to signify her gender transition.
Phillips, a Christian, testified in court in 2021 that he does not believe anyone can change gender and that he would not celebrate “someone who thinks he can.”
In a June 2021 ruling, Denver District Judge A. Bruce Jones said Scardina was denied a pie in violation of the law and fined him $500 — the maximum penalty under Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act.
While Phillips said he couldn’t make the cake because of the message, Jones said the case was about a refusal to sell a product, not coerced speech.
Wolter’s sentiments echo those of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a gender transition cake in 2017. Denver baker Jack Phillips also famously won a partial victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple
“Anti-discrimination laws are intended to ensure that members of our society who have historically been treated unfairly are no longer treated as ‘others,’” Jones wrote at the time.
A lawyer representing Phillips from the conservative Christian legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) urged the court to overturn the ruling on the grounds that forcing him to bake a cake with a message that contradicted his beliefs amounted to a violation of his right to freedom of expression.
The case was dismissed last month.