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The All-American Hot Dog Ban: When Supporting the President Gets You Kicked Off Rural America’s Parking Lot Picture this: Small-business owner Jeff Hartman runs All American Hot Dogs & Catering near Spring Lake, North Carolina. Patriotic cart. American branding. He sets up at the local Tractor Supply, serves the community, and even gives free hot dogs to the store’s own employees and managers. On July 10 he publicly thanked the local manager for the opportunity. Then the hammer drops. Regional manager Stephanie Caruso bans him from every single Tractor Supply property. The reason Hartman states clearly in the video: his support for President Trump on his personal Facebook page and the All-American theme of his business. He reads her name and number on camera for anyone who wants answers: Stephanie Caruso – 919-634-1102 No food-safety issue. No customer complaints. Just politics. Hartman isn’t pushing candidates from the cart. He doesn’t care how you vote. He just wanted to sell hot dogs and take care of the people who work there. Now that revenue is gone because a regional decision decided his politics made him unwelcome in the parking lot. Tractor Supply has stayed silent. After already walking back DEI in 2024, this feels like the same lesson they somehow forgot. Share the clip. Amplify the story. And vote with your wallet. Take your business elsewhere. Direct alternatives that sell the same farm, ranch, pet, tool, and outdoor gear: • Rural King • Local feed-and-seed stores & farm co-ops • Ace Hardware • Fleet Farm / Menards where available • Harbor Freight • @HomeDepot – for tools, hardware, fencing, outdoor equipment, and more without the political litmus test Support Jeff’s cart if you’re near Fayetteville/Spring Lake. The next time you need chicken feed, a trough, work boots, or a pressure washer, skip the red tractor logo. Rural customers don’t need corporate gatekeepers deciding whose politics are allowed in the parking lot. If Tractor Supply will ban a hot-dog guy for liking the President, they’ll ban the next small operator for whatever the memo says next week. Customers who value free speech and small business already know where to shop instead. Tag @HomeDepot. Share the number. Stand with the guy who just wanted to sell hot dogs.