Kamala Harris Criticized for Visiting ‘Meanest Spice Shop in America’ Amid Calls for Unity
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Fox News hosts expressed sharp criticism of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris following her visit to a Pennsylvania spice shop, which has been outspoken against the Republican Party. The controversy erupted after Harris stopped by Penzeys Spices in Pittsburgh, a business known for its strong political views.
“Vice President Harris is hunkering down in Pittsburgh as she pushes for unity while visiting a spice shop known for mocking Republicans,” Fox News host Will Cain remarked during Sunday’s edition of Fox & Friends.
Cain was referring to Harris’ visit to the spice shop on Saturday, where she made a call for Americans to “get beyond the divisiveness and have a little more joy.” However, her message of unity was met with skepticism and backlash from the show’s hosts.
Co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy dubbed Penzeys “the meanest spice shop in America,” highlighting the company’s outspoken criticism of the Republican Party. Fellow co-host Pete Hegseth echoed the sentiment, noting, “They chose the comfiest, coziest place she could conceivably go, where all of the—the owners and the staff are 100 percent libs who hate Trump. And they not only believe that privately, to your point, Will, they say it publicly.”
The hosts pointed to a controversial statement on Penzeys’ website, which reads: “Going forward, we would still be glad to have you as customers, but we’re done pretending the Republican Party’s embrace of cruelty, racism, COVID lies, climate change denial, and threats to democracy are anything other than the risks they legitimately are.”
Campos-Duffy took her critique further by jokingly suggesting that Harris’ stage name could be “Mean Spice,” quipping, “Scary Spice is already taken.” She also expressed confusion about Harris’ call for unity at such a politically charged venue, stating, “This is the strangest event. I get it if she goes there, but then to talk about unity while she’s at the meanest spice shop in America, Penzeys Spice.”
Cain concluded by suggesting that Harris’ appearance at the shop demonstrated her “inability to think improvisationally.” Co-host Pete Hegseth chimed in, claiming, “Yes, we need to end divisiveness. And you know how we do that? Everyone needs to think like us.”
Campos-Duffy wrapped up the conversation by sharing her personal perspective: “There is no tolerance unless you agree with them,” a lesson she claimed to have learned during her time on MTV’s The Real World.
