A Papa John’s worker— apparently a pizza delivery driver — was caught on video flipping out purportedly over a driver’s banner supporting previous President Donald Trump and threatening to “beat the f***” the driver in a frightful showdown.
The video was posted by J.R. Majewski — a 2022 Republican legislative contender for Ohio District 9 — who stated, “A good friend of mine, one of the nicest guys you’ll meet, was almost driven off the road, and then threatened by a @PapaJohns driver near Cleveland, Ohio. Because he has a Trump flag on his truck.”
The driver who recorded the video — Adam Radogna — likewise posted the video on Twitter and stated,” the Papa John’s employee “tried to run me off the road giving me the finger.” Radogna added that the representative was from the Pearl Road store in Parma Heights. He doesn’t express what day the occurrence occurred, however Radogna’s tweet was posted Friday night.
The video — apparently recorded after the street quarrel — starts with the Papa John’s worker (who’s wearing a red Papa John’s shirt) rapidly strolling over to Radogna, who is sitting in his vehicle and asking the representative what the issue is.
The Papa John’s representative starts utilizing foul language and highlighting the rear of Radogna’s vehicle — which is furnished with an enormous supportive of Trump banner — and calling him an “asshole,” telling him to “go f*** yourself” while giving Radogna a double middle finger prior to walking away.
“What is your problem?” Radogna shoots back. “We’re in a free country! I can put what the f* I want on my truck! I can put what the f* I want on my truck! … Get the f* outta here with that st! This is the problem with you guys, you f***ing liberals! That’s the problem.”
With that the Papa John’s worker pivots, strolls back to Radogna, and hangs on by a thread, citing Ohio state law and hollering, “This liberal will kick your ass!” then adding, “If you get that bh ass out of that truck and agree to mutual contact, I will beat the f outta you!”
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Papa John’s corporate on Monday offered TheBlaze the accompanying assertion: “Papa John’s condemns this kind of offensive behavior, and it does not reflect our brand values. After speaking with PJ Cleveland, the independent franchisee who owns and operates this location, we can confirm that the individual is no longer employed with PJ Cleveland.”
Radogna additionally posted a video on his Facebook page showing what seemed to be the precursor to the primary video. It shows the Papa John’s worker pulling up to Radogna on a street in an adjacent lane, giving Radogna the finger prior to pulling away, and Radogna proceeding to drive and ask what the issue is with the Papa John’s worker.
Majewski additionally tweeted that “police were called” and “did nothing” and that “the manager” — apparently of the Papa John’s store linked to the worker— “won’t watch the video.”