{"id":2531982,"date":"2026-01-09T11:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-hilton-then-marriot-now-mcdonalds-companies-rush-to-embrace-ice-as-conservative-pressure-campaign-crushes-woke-workers\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:54:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:54:47","slug":"first-hilton-then-marriot-now-mcdonalds-companies-rush-to-embrace-ice-as-conservative-pressure-campaign-crushes-woke-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-hilton-then-marriot-now-mcdonalds-companies-rush-to-embrace-ice-as-conservative-pressure-campaign-crushes-woke-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"First Hilton, Then Marriot, Now McDonald&#8217;s: Companies Rush to Embrace ICE as Conservative Pressure Campaign Crushes Woke Workers"},"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\">36<\/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%2Ffirst-hilton-then-marriot-now-mcdonalds-companies-rush-to-embrace-ice-as-conservative-pressure-campaign-crushes-woke-workers%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=2531982&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-the-monster-building-in-hong-kong-with-hundreds-of-floors\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show The Monster Building In Hong Kong With Hundreds Of Floors?\">article reports<\/a> several recent incidents in Minnesota where individual franchise locations took anti-ICE actions and corporate owners stepped in. USA Today said Hilton revoked a minneapolis franchise&#8217;s status after it refused rooms to Homeland Security\/ICE officers; a Marriott employee who doxxed ICE agents was fired, according to The Right Scoop. A McDonald&#8217;s franchise displayed a flyer barring ICE from it&#8217;s restaurant; video posted by commentator Benny Johnson showed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/st-louis-woman-beats-sheriffs-deputy-with-her-own-baton-after-she-is-told-to-put-on-a-mask\/\" title=\"St. Louis Woman Beats Sheriff\u2019s Deputy with Her Own Baton After She is Told to Put on a Mask\">security guard<\/a> by the notice.McDonald&#8217;s said the flyer was posted without approval, has been removed, and the company is working with the franchise owner. The piece frames these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyt-tech-guild-begins-strike-on-eve-of-election-day-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"NYT tech guild begins strike on eve of Election Day - Washington Examiner\">corporate responses<\/a> as evidence that major brands are distancing themselves from activist or &#8220;woke&#8221; moves that could hurt business, citing the Bud Light boycott as a cautionary example. It concludes with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >partisan interpretation praising market discipline<\/a> against progressive activism and a call to keep fighting to end division.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Wokeness isn&rsquo;t being embraced by corporations despite individual franchises trying to ramp up their activism in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/homeland-security-blasts-hilton-hotels-over-canceled-ice-reservation\/ar-AA1TD7H4?ocid=BingNewsVerp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> reported that Hilton Hotels canceled a franchise&rsquo;s status in Minneapolis after refusing rooms to the Department of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.<\/p>\n<p>A separate incident occurred at a Marriot hotel when an employee doxed ICE agents and was subsequently fired, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/therightscoop.com\/breaking-marriott-employee-fired-after-doxing-ice-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Right Scoop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As it turns out, McDonald&rsquo;s isn&rsquo;t putting up with rogue activism either.<\/p>\n<p>Commentator Benny Johnson posted a screenshot of a letter at a McDonald&rsquo;s franchise location saying ICE was not allowed inside.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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 \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>McDonald&rsquo;s swiftly commented in reaction to the incident, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re in touch with the owner\/operator of this franchised restaurant and have confirmed that this flyer was posted without approval and has since been taken down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;BREAKING: McDonald&rsquo;s has responded to The Benny Show&rsquo;s request for comment on Anti-ICE fliers refusing entry to agents at one of their Minneapolis locations:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re in touch with the owner\/operator of this franchised restaurant and have confirmed that this flyer was posted&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hXp097C8lF\">https:\/\/t.co\/hXp097C8lF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/addjyH9lNd\">pic.twitter.com\/addjyH9lNd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2009403982200909824?\">January 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Johnson included a video from the location in question where a security guard was standing outside along with the notice on the window.<\/p>\n<p>He commented, &ldquo;At the end of the day, this is private property, so you can&rsquo;t just break the law because you&rsquo;re a federal agent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked about who posted the flyer, the guard stated, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not sure, but it&rsquo;s there.&rdquo; When asked how the franchise planned on enforcing this decision, he said, &ldquo;They read the sign.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Well, it looks like McDonald&rsquo;s read the sign and was not happy about it.<\/p>\n<p>Woke capitalism doesn&rsquo;t play like it used to. Brands are understanding how detrimental it can be to their business model to jump on the leftist bandwagon.<\/p>\n<p>Consider the decisions by Hilton, Marriot, and McDonald&rsquo;s with some context.<\/p>\n<p>These companies took swift action to stomp out the ideological plague.<\/p>\n<p>They know what would happen next if they delayed.<\/p>\n<p>The April 2023 boycott of Bud Light for collaborating with &ldquo;transgender&rdquo; influencer Dylan Mulvey likely sent a shiver down the spines of corporate heads seeing billions lost over a marketing decision.<\/p>\n<p>Consider how the return of President Donald Trump led to billionaires like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg following his lead rather than working against him, and you see the full picture.<\/p>\n<p>This is the beauty of the free market.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses want to make money. They listen to the people who pay them.<\/p>\n<p>If woke ideology isn&rsquo;t going to make McDonald&rsquo;s money, then it&rsquo;s off the menu.<\/p>\n<p>This is a victory, but we must keep fighting, remain humble, and pray for this division to end.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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