Petition seeks to honor Charlie Kirk with official Starbucks menu item named after him
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A group of Charlie Kirk supporters is petitioning Starbucks to honor the slain conservative activist by adding his signature tea order to menus nationwide.
The campaign, called “Get Charlie Kirk’s Starbucks Order On Every Starbucks Menu,” was launched on Change.org on Sept. 14.
In the petition description, the organizer wrote that Kirk’s murder has left “millions of people around the world … heartbroken, agonized and completely devastated.”
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“To honor Charlie Kirk’s legacy … I and those who join me in signing this petition ask Starbucks to put Charlie Kirk’s order on their menus with the name ‘Kirk Special’ or ‘The Charlie Kirk’ or some other iteration containing his name,” the organizer added.
As of Sept. 17, the petition had accrued a modest 61 signatures and a handful of comments from supporters.
Supporters are calling on Starbucks to permanently add Charlie Kirk’s signature mint majesty tea order to menus. (iStock; Sam Hodde for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
“I’m signing in honor of Charlie Kirk,” one comment read. “May his legacy of courage, conviction and love for this country continue to inspire others.”
Another person wrote, “I think this is important, to remember Charlie’s legacy.”
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The person added, “He always ordered the drink and kept it with him while debating, so it’s like an iconic thing. It’s important to not forget him and to remember something about him [that] he always ordered.”
The petition came after Kirk’s favorite Starbucks order — a mint majesty tea with two honeys — circulated following his killing. Two Starbucks cups were photographed near him moments before he was fatally shot on Sept. 10.
Kirk was photographed with Starbucks cups near him shortly before he was fatally shot on Sept. 10. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)
A resurfaced video posted by Turning Point USA shows Kirk explaining his order.
“My question is, what is your Starbucks order? You’ve been carrying a Starbucks cup around all day,” a student asked him.
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“That’s a great question,” Kirk responded. “I literally drink this for one reason, because I lose my voice very easily. It is literally just mint majesty tea with two honeys.”
“And I drink like nine of them a day,” he said. “Otherwise, I lose my voice … so now you know the Starbucks order.”
Kirk’s drink of choice from Starbucks was a mint majesty tea (not pictured) with two honeys. (iStock)
Fox News Digital reached out to Starbucks for more information. The company did not return a request for comment.
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Fox News Digital also reached out to Change.org.
The petition came as a Starbucks worker in Yucaipa, California, was called out on TikTok for refusing to write Charlie Kirk’s name for an order.
Supporters argue that Kirk’s Starbucks order should be remembered as part of his lasting legacy. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
The TikTok user said that her husband ordered a mint majesty tea under Kirk’s name and was told that he had to “pick a different name” because they don’t “honor politics here.”
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Starbucks told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that there was no policy against writing Kirk’s name on a cup and that the company was “working to understand what took place in this store.”
Ashley DiMella of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.