{"id":2486154,"date":"2025-09-13T12:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T16:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/office-depot-fires-employee-over-refusal-to-print-charlie-kirk-vigil-posters\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T12:45:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T16:45:28","slug":"office-depot-fires-employee-over-refusal-to-print-charlie-kirk-vigil-posters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/office-depot-fires-employee-over-refusal-to-print-charlie-kirk-vigil-posters\/","title":{"rendered":"Office Depot fires employee over refusal to print Charlie Kirk vigil posters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foffice-depot-fires-employee-over-refusal-to-print-charlie-kirk-vigil-posters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2486154&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that an Office Depot employee was fired after refusing to print posters honoring Charlie Kirk, founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, who was recently shot and killed at Utah Valley University. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-tells-citizens-they-wont-waddle-like-penguins-following-covid-19-anal-swab-tests-after-fake-video-goes-viral\/\" title=\"China Tells Citizens They Won\u2019t Waddle \u2018Like Penguins\u2019 Following COVID-19 Anal Swab Tests After \u2018Fake\u2019 ... Goes ...\">viral video showed<\/a> the store manager refusing the print job, labeling the posters as &#8220;propaganda.&#8221; Office Depot condemned the employee&#8217;s actions, apologized to the customer, fulfilled the order through another outlet, and stated the employee no longer works at the company. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-set-virginia-councilman-on-fire-wanted-to-kill-him-police\/\" title=\"Man who set Virginia councilman on fire wanted to kill him: Police\">incident drew condemnation<\/a> from Michigan lawmakers,including State Senator Aric Nesbitt and Congressman Bill Huizenga,who called the refusal shameful and demanded accountability.the situation gained notable attention on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> and sparked debate about political expression and business practices. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Office Depot fires employee over refusal to print Charlie Kirk vigil posters<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Office Depot fired an employee on Friday, after a video went viral on social media showing a worker refusing to print photos of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Kirk<\/a> for a vigil in his honor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kirk, the founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3803767\/turning-point-charlie-kirk-death-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Turning Point USA<\/a>, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3801410\/charlie-kirk-utah-valley-university-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shot and killed<\/a> on Wednesday while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University. On Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3805045\/tyler-robinson-arrested-suspect-charlie-kirk-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">authorities announced<\/a> they arrested Tyler Robinson for allegedly assassinating the conservative activist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3806672\/washington-has-become-leaderless-on-unity-white-house-report-card\/\">Washington has become leaderless on unity: White House Report Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3806644\/trump-major-sanctions-russia-ridiculous-war-ukraine\/\">Trump ready for &#8216;major sanctions on Russia&#8217; over its &#8216;RIDICULOUS WAR&#8217; against Ukraine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3806461\/ukraine-war-international-drone-arms-race\/\">The Ukraine war accelerates the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >international drone arms race<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In the viral Office Depot video, which has amassed over four million views as of Saturday morning, a customer asks to print a poster of Kirk for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-floyd-square-to-host-festival-for-anniversary-as-some-locals-question-why-area-is-still-closed\/\" title=\"George Floyd Square To Host Festival For Anniversary As Some Locals Question Why Area Is Still Closed\">vigil honoring<\/a> him on Friday evening.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A team member ordered and paid for a poster to be printed at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officedepot?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@officedepot<\/a> so he could bring it to a vigil for Charlie Kirk tonight in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>When he arrived to pick it up four hours later, the employees said they refused to print it, calling the poster &ldquo;propaganda.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WCitioCzZF\">pic.twitter.com\/WCitioCzZF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michigan Forward (@MIForward_Net) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MIForward_Net\/status\/1966636154301669810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The employee seen in the video said they were the manager on duty and refused to print the poster because of its political nature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yeah, so, we don&rsquo;t print propaganda,&rdquo; the store manager said in the video. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s propaganda. I&rsquo;m sorry. We don&rsquo;t print that here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The office supply retailer said in a statement on X that it is &ldquo;deeply concerned by the incident&rdquo; that happened at Store 3382.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The behavior displayed by our associate is completely unacceptable and insensitive, violates our company policies, and does not reflect the values we hold at Office Depot,&rdquo; the statement said. &ldquo;We sincerely apologize to the customer affected and to our community for this regrettable situation.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To our customers <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XYlcFPpInN\">pic.twitter.com\/XYlcFPpInN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Office Depot (@officedepot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officedepot\/status\/1966689535812587608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The statement continues that upon learning about the incident, the company contacted the customer to &ldquo;address their concerns&rdquo; and &ldquo;fulfill their order.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The office supply retailer also said it launched an internal review and, as a result, the associate is &ldquo;no longer with the organization.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Matthew DePerno, an attorney and Republican Activist, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mdeperno\/status\/1966643871783276739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said on X<\/a> that when Office Depot refused to print it, they went to their local FedEx, which completed the order free of charge and apologized.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The video got the attention of Michigan lawmakers, including State Senator Aric Nesbitt and Republican Congressman Bill Huizenga, who condemned the video.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3806468\/charlie-kirk-widow-tells-america-no-idea-what-you-unleashed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CHARLIE KIRK&rsquo;S WIDOW TELLS AMERICA: &lsquo;YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU HAVE UNLEASHED&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is absolutely shameful that @OfficeDepot in Portage refused to print this poster for the vigil tonight at Bronson Park in Kalamazoo,&rdquo; Huizenga said on X. &ldquo;These individuals paid for the work to be done and the employees appear to have refused to do it because it was in memory of Charlie Kirk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is absolutely shameful that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officedepot?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OfficeDepot<\/a> in Portage refused to print this poster for the vigil tonight at Bronson Park in Kalamazoo. These individuals paid for the work to be done and the employees appear to have refused to do it because it was in memory of Charlie Kirk. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dqG6kl2zYu\">https:\/\/t.co\/dqG6kl2zYu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Huizenga (@billhuizenga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billhuizenga\/status\/1966655668045127930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Nesbitt<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenAricNesbitt\/status\/1966656006584205510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> said on X<\/a> that the video was &ldquo;despicable&rdquo; and called for the employees to be fired &ldquo;immediately.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>has<em> <\/em>contacted FedEx for comment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Office Depot fires worker for refusing to print Charlie Kirk vigil posters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2486155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP061017025083.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[44291,63279,63278,63280,63281],"class_list":["post-2486154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-charlie-kirk","tag-employee-firing","tag-office-depot","tag-vigil-posters","tag-workplace-controversy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP061017025083.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2486154"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2486158,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2486154\/revisions\/2486158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2486155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2486154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2486154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2486154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}