One of the members said she wanted to talk to Cruz about Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. She said that she is a survivor of sexual assault and that she “believe[s] all survivors.”
First Came the Chanting
The owner of the D.C. restaurant, where the group protested Cruz, said that his employees have since received death threats over to the incident.A video captured the incident inside Fiola where protesters yelled “We believe survivors” to shame Cruz for his support for Kavanaugh on Sept. 24.
While the protesters were yelling, Cruz and his wife Heidi got out of their seats and made their way through the crowd.
An employee wearing a white suit jacket can be seen in the video escorting the couple out the side entrance of the restaurant. He then asked the protesters to leave the premises.
“I am grateful for a team that treated everyone with respect and kept their heads,” Trabocchi said on his Twitter statement. “ The authorities were called to help restore order to our establishment.”
Trabocchi was proud that his team looked out for his customers’ best interests.
Then Came the Death Threats
But the harassment didn’t end there. Trabocchi said that he, his staff, and their families have received “life-threatening” messages ever since the incident occurred. Trabocchi said in his tweet on Sept. 27 that despite the anger that has been directed at them and the ones they love, his staff continue to be brave in the face of hate.“They have shown remarkable grit and calm,” Trabocchi said.
Despite working in the “hospitality,” Trabocchi said that now, his business has had to engage in “public safety,” with “privacy consultants and investigators” having “implemented additional safety and security measures” across all his restaurants within 24 hours of the protests to ensure the “privacy, safety, and security of our staff and guests.”
Trabocchi said that he believes that all “voices” of the people are welcome and necessary “to make a republic work,” and that this “requires respect, listening, and sometimes a little etiquette, like keeping your elbows and politics off the dinner table.”