Overview
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the owner told her security detail that staff felt threatened by her presence and that she left after paying and tipping.
- The Croissanterie says employees and guests grew uncomfortable as the governor’s security detail became more visible and that staff invoked a 90‑minute seating policy, adding they do not recall anyone saying they felt threatened.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump praised Sanders as a good person and expressed surprise the episode occurred in Arkansas.
- Fox News host Sean Hannity urged Sanders to consider suing for discrimination, while she said the market would handle it and no legal action has been announced.
- The bakery has received strong online support, including a staff post backing the decision, and a bystander was reported to have made a crude gesture as Sanders’ group departed.