The restaurateur who said earlier this week that he would be refusing to serve anyone wearing MAGA hats has apologized for making the statement without the consent of his staff and partners, and for being “reckless” in the way he had presented his thoughts. “It was aimed at these three elements rather than at a physical object, but I understand that many interpreted my words in a different context, and construed a message of hate directed at them. This was not my intent in any way, and I am sorry for my recklessness.,” López-Alt wrote via Medium.com, in part. He had also tweeted, “MAGA hats are like white hoods except stupider because you can see exactly who is wearing them,” in a post that has also been removed. He had also said that since he put up the first tweet, his business has received threatening emails, but he refused to change his mind.

Source: Fox News February 01, 2019 20:15 UTC