PORTAGE, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Office Depot’s corporate office said that an employee refusing to produce a Charlie Kirk poster because it was “propaganda” was “unacceptable and insensitive” and the employee is no longer with the company.

A video published on X by the organization Michigan Forward showed a team member going to the Office Depot and asking for a poster to be made of Charlie Kirk for a vigil.

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The post stated that the team member paid for it and when going to pick it up, was told it was not made by an Office Depot worker because it was propaganda.

 

“That’s political propaganda,” a woman who identified herself as a manager told the team member as to why the poster was not made.

That video has received more than 4.4 million views and the story has been picked up by numerous national websites.

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“We are deeply concerned by the incident that occurred at Store 3382 in Portage, Michigan. The behavior displayed by our associate is completely unacceptable and insensitive, violates our company policies, and does not reflect the values we uphold at Office Depot,” Office Depot said in its statement. “We sincerely apologize to the customer affected and to our community for this regrettable situation. Upon learning of the incident, we immediately reached out to the customer to address their concerns and seek to fulfill their order to their satisfaction. We have also launched an immediate internal review and, as a result, the associate involved is no longer with the organization.”

Office Depot continued: “We are committed to reinforcing training with all team members to ensure our standards of respect, integrity, and customer service are upheld at every location. Our customers and communities deserve nothing less.”