According to witnesses, Secret Service agents had already begun securing the area, but the Primanti Bros. manager wasn’t having it. “This is not a campaign stop,” the manager reportedly said, threatening to call the police if Vance stepped foot inside the establishment.
As videos of the incident spread like wildfire across social media, Trump supporters quickly mobilized, accusing the restaurant chain of political bias and demanding an immediate boycott. After all, just weeks earlier, the same Primanti Bros. location had hosted a private event for none other than Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband. The double standard was glaring, and Trump supporters weren’t going to let it slide.
Within hours, the hashtag #BoycottPrimanti was trending on X (formerly Twitter), with users calling for Trump supporters nationwide to cut ties with the famous sandwich chain. What started as a regional kerfuffle was quickly turning into a national movement. Outraged supporters of Vance and Trump shared videos, posted memes, and vowed to take their sandwich money elsewhere.
“Primanti Bros. used to be my go-to for a good time and a better sandwich,” one user posted. “But after what they did to JD? Never again. #BoycottPrimanti.”
