{"id":52873,"date":"2017-12-20T02:34:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T02:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=52873"},"modified":"2017-12-20T02:34:51","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T02:34:51","slug":"dallas-restaurant-apologizes-donald-trump-jr-s-pic-obama-cookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=52873","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Restaurant apologizes over DONALD TRUMP JR.\u2019s pic with Obama cookie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The owner of a Dallas restaurant where Donald Trump Jr. had a photo taken of him and Sen. Ted Cruz holding a cake bearing a cartoonish image of Barack Obama has apologized to customers in the face of a threatened boycott.<\/p>\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 1px; padding: 0px; border-radius: 3px; border: 0px currentColor; width: calc(100% - 2px); max-width: 658px; box-shadow: 0px 0px 1px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.5), 0px 1px 10px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bc0wnvLDR3u\/\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: rgb(248, 248, 248); padding: 50% 0px; width: 100%; text-align: center; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding: 8px 0px 7px; text-align: center; color: rgb(201, 200, 205); line-height: 17px; overflow: hidden; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 0px; white-space: nowrap; -ms-text-overflow: ellipsis;\"><a style=\"color: rgb(201, 200, 205); line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bc0wnvLDR3u\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Donald Trump Jr. (@donaldjtrumpjr)<\/a> on <time style=\"line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" datetime=\"2017-12-18T01:00:39+00:00\">Dec 17, 2017 at 5:00pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" defer=\"\" async=\"\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cBoth Donald Trump Jr. and Ted Cruz were attending a birthday celebration of one of our regular patrons who rented out our venue for a private event,\u201d Stephan Courseau, owner of Le Bilboquet restaurant, wrote on Facebook, adding that he felt \u201cbetrayed and sad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe party was not for either one of them nor was it any kind of partisan rally. Unfortunately, I was not working yesterday and could not intervene in the unfortunate circumstances that unfolded but I believe I owe you an explanation and an apology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump Jr. posted the photo of himself, with a big grin and his head cocked to the right, and the Texas senator on Instagram on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith friends like these\u2026 some good friends decided that while my birthday is not for 2 weeks that they would get me an early 40th birthday cake. And what birthday is complete without an Obama cake? I figured it was so good that I would have to share it with Ted,\u201d the eldest first son&nbsp;wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users then threatened to boycott the joint over Trump Jr.\u2019s photo, but Courseau in his apology \u2014 which has apparently been taken offline \u2014 said the cake was not made in his kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>Courseau also said that he is French and his wife is Mexican, and that they \u201cbelieve in universal values of love, respect and tolerance\u201d that they have found in Dallas,&nbsp;according to The Hill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur friends and patrons represent a wide spectrum of American beliefs including: Republicans, Democrats, and Independents,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat brings them together is the same belief that we can live together with love, respect and tolerance. I made America my home a long time ago because of these values that embody the real American dream.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The owner of a Dallas restaurant where Donald Trump Jr. had a photo taken of him and Sen. 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