Nearly two months ago, a woman was caught on video berating a Michael’s employee, and now, the woman who was the subject of the viral video is speaking out.
“This wasn’t about race, this was not about political views, this was about very poor customer service and being told to leave without warning,” Jennifer Boyle said on Tuesday in an exclusive interview with NBC 5.
Boyle went on to defend her actions in the video, claiming that the employee had discriminated against her and mumbled that Boyle must have voted for Trump, though the employee denied that claim.
“And I voted for Trump, so there,” Boyle can be heard to say in the footage. “What? You want to kick me out because of that? And look who won. Look who won.”
While Boyle has offered no apology for what was said in the video, she did admit that she should have removed herself from the situation rather than let it escalate.
“Looking at it now, I think that would have been the right thing to do,” she said. “I really believe that it was fight or flight kicked in and I felt that I needed to defend myself.”
Still, she isn’t backing down from what was said.
“I believe that I stood up for myself,” she said. “Again, everybody is a work in progress. We’re all human and I really believe that being above reproach is the way to be from now on.”