Fastidious

Jan 28th, 2018 | By
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See update at the end.

They really do think they’re royalty.

Celebrity chef, activist, and Trump agitator José Andrés was reportedly asked to leave a party Saturday night because his presence was making First Daughter Ivanka Trump uncomfortable.

A party at a restaurant, not at someone’s house.

Former Mexican ambassador to China Jorge Guajardo said on Twitter Sunday morning that Andrés was in fact asked to leave because “his presence made Ivanka Trump uncomfortable.”

According to Guajardo, when Ivanka arrived at the party, Cafe Milano owner Franco Nuschesse asked to speak with Andrés outside and then Andrés was not allowed back in.

That’s literal princess behavior. Empty-headed shoe-marketer Ivanka Trump mustn’t be “uncomfortable” therefore pesky foreigners with Spanish names must be thrown out.

José Andrés is that guy who backed out of a restaurant deal with Donald because Donald is such a racist pig. If Princess Ivanka feels “uncomfortable” about that maybe she should focus on what it is about her daddy that makes her feel not as comfy as she likes. If she can’t do that she should suck it up rather than using her unearned and unmerited influence to get people thrown out of parties.

In 2015, after Trump announced his candidacy and made racist comments about Mexicans, Andrés pulled out of a restaurant deal. He had planned to open a new Spanish-Japanese joint in D.C.’s Trump hotel, and he had reportedly worked on the restaurant design with Ivanka Trump herself. But it fell apart after Trump’s racist remarks, and the Trump Organization sued.

The parties reached a settlement last spring.

In the months since, Andrés has been spending much of his time feeding people in need in Puerto Rico, where the island is still feeling the effects of a devastating hurricane season. The chef developed a network of kitchens, supply chains, and delivery services, serving up more than 2.2 million warm meals to people in Puerto Rico.

As The New York Times put it, “No other single agency — not the Red Cross, the Salvation Army nor any government entity — has fed more people freshly cooked food since the hurricane, or done it in such a nurturing way.”

And that’s the guy the plastic princess kicked out of a party.

God I hate them.

Update: Think Progress updated:

UPDATE: Cafe Milano owner Franco Nuschesse tweeted Sunday afternoon in response to claims that José Andrés was removed from a party at the restaurant, saying that Andrés “is always welcome” and that Ivanka Trump played no role in the “misunderstanding” that resulted in Andrés being removed.

Princess Ivanka apparently told him it wasn’t her doing, but not on Twitter so we can’t see.

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