What are the pro-Trump establishments to avoid here?

https://www.reddit.com/r/TwinCities/comments/1idwd9h/what_are_the_protrump_establishments_to_avoid_here/

created by Flowhard on 30/01/2025 at 20:16 UTC

1255 upvotes, 132 top-level comments (showing 25)

Maybe voting with our dollars will do something this time, since voting with our votes didn’t.

Comments

Comment by karmaismyfiance at 30/01/2025 at 22:57 UTC

122 upvotes, 6 direct replies

Hope Breakfast Bar/The Gnome

Comment by Intuner at 30/01/2025 at 20:22 UTC

1732 upvotes, 6 direct replies

My Pillow is first on my list.

Comment by cr8zycoach at 30/01/2025 at 22:01 UTC

267 upvotes, 5 direct replies

My Burger. Their owner is someone I know through friends. Was against anything Covid related. Believed that the election was stolen from Trump in 2020. Is big time MAGA. Hates Walz. I'll never eat there.

Comment by [deleted] at 30/01/2025 at 22:46 UTC

125 upvotes, 3 direct replies

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Comment by Worried_Trifle8985 at 30/01/2025 at 20:44 UTC

582 upvotes, 3 direct replies

U-line products from WI.

Comment by SenileAgitation at 30/01/2025 at 22:58 UTC

210 upvotes, 3 direct replies

Nautical Bowls opened up during lockdown. They're nutty evangelicals that own the place.

Comment by 50Bullseye at 30/01/2025 at 20:57 UTC

1002 upvotes, 4 direct replies

Hobby Lobby is always low-hanging fruit. And much as it pains me, Pizza Ranch is at least MAGA-adjacent if not full-on MAGA.

Comment by Agreeable_Custard960 at 30/01/2025 at 21:55 UTC

112 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Menards

Comment by WeinDoc at 30/01/2025 at 20:27 UTC

842 upvotes, 6 direct replies

Cambria

Comment by TheSadTiefling at 31/01/2025 at 02:40 UTC*

243 upvotes, 5 direct replies

Recap: My Pillow, Hobby Lobby, Pizza Ranch (allegedly), U-Line products (Menards), Chicago Lake Liquor, Liquor Boy, ~~Corner Coffee~~, The Minnesotan in White Bear Lake, Pauly’s in St.Paul, Cider Flats Apple Orchard in Hinckley, Gopher Bar in Lowertoen stp, Warners Stellian appliance stores, Malone’s in Maple Grove, Lions Tap, Worlds Largest Candy Store, Duluth Pack, Gormans in Lake Elmo, CC Military Surplus in Maplewood (and probably most ppl who choose to own a military surplus), Budget Exteriors Bloomington, Egg-Cetera Cafe in Waconia, Dorthy Ann’s Bakery in Woodbury, Chick-fil-A

And more.

Comment by dianeruth at 30/01/2025 at 20:31 UTC

1039 upvotes, 13 direct replies

MN's Largest Candy Store, they had a big sign for a while that said "Trump Fixed Global Warming," also opened during covid when they weren't supposed to.

Comment by umdivx at 30/01/2025 at 20:42 UTC

429 upvotes, 8 direct replies

Check out https://publicsquare.com[1][2] it's a site/service where you can list your "anti woke" business. You can use it as the opposite and use it to avoid those business.

1: https://publicsquare.com

2: https://publicsquare.com

Comment by SoulMeander at 30/01/2025 at 22:32 UTC

31 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Olive Branch in White Bear Lake. A woman helping me one day (I think it’s the owner) was spouting maga propaganda to me and my daughter. I couldn’t get out of there fast enough and won’t go back.

Comment by wblwblwblwbl at 30/01/2025 at 20:23 UTC

528 upvotes, 9 direct replies

“The Minnesotan” apparel shop in White Bear Lake. Went out of their way to stock Trump/Vance merch at the state fair even though their niche is sports/athletic/nostalgia.

Comment by Millardfillmor at 30/01/2025 at 23:52 UTC

70 upvotes, 4 direct replies

Frattalone's Hardware

Comment by ajax6262 at 30/01/2025 at 21:02 UTC

91 upvotes, 3 direct replies

I don't know if it was just a rogue employee/manager or is the stance of all of their locations, but the Ramsey Top 10 Liquor, when the whole "Let's Go Brandon" thing first started, changed their electronic sign out front to have the letters "LGB" on it. Right next door, the Rocket City Car Wash has "WWG1WGA" in rotation on their LED sign.

Comment by OutgoinglyAwkward at 31/01/2025 at 00:31 UTC

90 upvotes, 2 direct replies

At this point it may be a better question to ask what places aren’t MAGA.

Comment by trumpeter84 at 30/01/2025 at 20:30 UTC

287 upvotes, 5 direct replies

Malone's in Maple Grove put up huge Trump signs outside their building before the election.

I loved their waffle fries, but I won't be darkening their door anymore.

Comment by finifrugal at 30/01/2025 at 20:29 UTC

550 upvotes, 8 direct replies

Corner coffee. They’re affiliated with the religious group Assemblies of God whose former superintendent was a MAGA/Trump supporter. It’s been talked about a bit on this subreddit if you want to dive in deeper.

Comment by Orb_Gazer at 31/01/2025 at 00:50 UTC*

118 upvotes, 4 direct replies

~~Owners of LynLake Brewery are big Trump campaign donors. They take all that money from people who think they’re supporting the vibrant Uptown scene/community and funnel it straight into campaigns that would directly harm a lot of their clientele.~~ The Heavy Metal Grill food truck owner is a completely unhinged MAGA cultist.

Edit: Apparently LynLake is under new ownership.

Comment by NellaYesac at 30/01/2025 at 21:41 UTC*

101 upvotes, 4 direct replies

Chicago Lake Liquor and Liquor Boy.

Edit: Looks like Liquor Boy is no longer affiliated with Chicago Lake. Good news!

Comment by Heeler2 at 30/01/2025 at 23:36 UTC

96 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Chick-fil-a

Comment by sour_altoids at 30/01/2025 at 21:19 UTC

43 upvotes, 3 direct replies

Friar’s in forest lake has so much anti-walz, MAGA bullshit hung up on those walls it’s insane.