Outrageous! Panda Express Employees Call the Police on Man for Wearing a MAGA Hat Inside and Flashing a Harmless Gesture at Cook (VIDEO)

The disease known as Trump Derangement Syndrome is now infecting employees at one of the most famous Chinese restaurants in America.

As Fox News reported on Tuesday, a conservative influencer has revealed that a pair of employees at a Panda Express in Washington state called the cops on conservative influencer Chris Sims and his friend @DannyRebel333 over a MAGA hat and flashing an innocuous gesture to a cook inside the establishment.

Fox News confirmed the incident in Lakewood on May 10.

In the video below, Sims, wearing the hat, is livestreaming his visit to Panda Express. Shortly after entering the restaurant, he notices they don’t like the hat he’s wearing.

Sims then gives a thumbs-up to one of the cooks. Upon seeing this, the employees behind the counter then kicked Sims and his friend out of the restaurant.

After exchanging words with a pair of employees outside the restaurant, Sims learns that the police have been called.

WATCH:

Panda Express kicked out @DannyRebel333 and Myself out for Simply for wearing a MAGA hat, and giving a thumbs up to a cook that just stood and Stared at me the whole time because of my Hat.

I asked if there was an issue and the cook said “You’re Hat” so I asked if he supported… pic.twitter.com/AMILi6yxe9

— Chris Sims (@ChrisxSims) May 11, 2026

Sims went into further detail on what happened in his X post.

“Panda Express kicked out @DannyRebel333 and me for simply wearing a MAGA hat, and giving a thumbs up to a cook who just stood and stared at me the whole time because of my Hat,” Sims explained on X.

“I asked if there was an issue, and the cook said, “Your Hat,” so I asked if he supported it.”

“They proceeded to call the police, and falsely say we were refusing to leave,” he added. “I left the store and stood on the sidewalk, and multiple employees came out to intimidate me to leave and stop filming on the public sidewalk.”

“The Police informed the staff that we did nothing wrong, and the woman who called 911 cried and walked back into the building.”

A Panda Express spokesperson responded to the incident in the following statement to Fox News:

We want everyone who walks into Panda Express to feel welcome and treated with respect.

We have been reviewing the details and understand the situation was handled and addressed at the restaurant level. We’ve reinforced to all our associates the importance of delivering a consistent, welcoming experience for every guest.

Fox News reports that Lakewood police spoke with Sims and Danny Rebel outside the Panda Express and confirmed that they did nothing wrong. The police also said that restaurant leadership will have to address the employees’ nasty behavior.

This is far from the first time conservatives have been discriminated against for simply expressing their First Amendment rights in public.

The bad news is this will only get worse when Democrats seize power once again.

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