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Harris visits spice shop known for its hatred and criticism of Republicans and calls for an end to the “division”
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Harris visits spice shop known for its hatred and criticism of Republicans and calls for an end to the “division”

Kamala Harris made a campaign stop Saturday at a spice shop known for openly discriminating against Republicans while calling for an end to political “divisionalism.”

Penzeys Spices, a spice shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, invited the Democratic candidate to tour the store and meet some of his supporters.

Speaking to a crowd of reporters, Harris claimed: “It’s time to turn a new chapter of division. It’s time to unite our country and find a new way forward.”

“I think a lot of what’s happening – and I just talked to some people here in Pittsburgh about this – is that people are exhausted by the division and the attempts to divide us as Americans,” Harris said.

“And I think it’s brave of them to make this public statement.”

“But also for people like the ones I just spoke to, it is a confirmation that we love our country and that we have more in common than divides us,” Harris explained in the spice shop.


Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris answers a question from the media during a campaign appearance at Penzey's Spices on Saturday, September 7, 2024, in Pittsburgh
Vice President Kamala Harris made a campaign stop at Penzey’s Spices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a spice shop that openly discriminates against Republicans while calling for an end to political “divisiveness.” AP

Penzeys Spices’ website has an entire page titled “About the Republicans” with an 842-word essay denigrating the political party.

By comparison, the “About Us” page on Penzeys’ website contains only 461 words, including “We try to make the world a better place.”

On their website’s “About Republicans” page, written by CEO Bill Penzey, Republicans are informed that they can shop elsewhere: “We would be happy to continue to welcome you as a customer, but we no longer want to pretend that the cruelty, racism, Covid lies, climate change denial and threats to democracy posed by the Republican Party are anything other than the risks they legitimately pose.”


Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris greets people during a campaign stop at Penzeys Spices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 7, 2024
The spice shop welcomed Harris to look around the store and meet the supporters who had come to see the Democratic candidate. AFP via Getty Images

“If you expect us to pretend not to cause the damage you are doing in order for you to continue to be our customer, then I’m afraid you might be happier somewhere else,” Penzeys Spices says on its website.

Penzeys recently launched an advertising campaign for its “Justice” spice blend that targeted former President Donald Trump and sang the slogan, “Impeached Again and It Feels So Good!”

“Sorry, Kamala, ‘Scary Spice’ is already taken!” said former President Trump’s campaign team in response to Kamala’s visit.

Bill Penzey, CEO of Penzeys Spices, is no stranger to controversy.

In 2022, he came under criticism for renaming Martin Luther King Jr. Day “Republicans Are Racist Weekend!”

According to Penzeys Spices’ Facebook page, the spice brand lost 40,000 subscribers due to the stunt in January 2022, but offered no apology.

Penzeys Spices did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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