A conservative journalist claimed she was discriminated against on an American Airlines flight because of her “Make America Great Again” hat.
Independent reporter Heather Mullins aired the alleged saga in X Sunday, after a first-class trip from Detroit to Philadelphia.
She claimed that an unidentified flight attendant skipped her when taking drink orders and that when asked about it, she responded sarcastically.
The former insurance broker goes on to describe how she finally got her drink, but only after everyone else.
He then shared the story with his more than 111,000 followers, whom he has gained over seven years of posting pro-Trump content. One from last April shows her flaunting a MAGA hat on another flight. The airline has not yet commented.
Heather Mullins, a conservative journalist, claimed she was discriminated against on an American Airlines flight for her “Make America Great Again” hat on Sunday. She is seen putting on the controversial cap on a different flight this year.
He broadcast the alleged saga on X, after a first class trip from Detroit to Philadelphia.
‘I’ve worn my MAGA hat every time I’ve flown for the past four years and received thousands of fist bumps. I NEVER received hate,” Mullins’ post begins.
—Well, there is a first time for everything.
‘I just made the @AmericanAirlines flight attendant JUMP ME in first class when I was asking everyone if they wanted a drink!!’
The woman who first tried to report seven years ago, after working on 2016 presidential candidate Gary Johnson’s failed campaign, continued: “He asked the guy next to me and then walked away. I thought it was strange that He wouldn’t ask me.
So when he came back I asked him if I could have a drink and in the most unpleasant voice he said, “No. I will come back for you,” and she proceeded to serve the people behind me.
“Then they were shocked,” he said. “I was the last to be treated.
“And now everyone on the plane is stunned and talking about it.”
The post quickly garnered over 2 million views and a slew of responses.
Several asked for more information about the alleged situation and Mullins agreed.
“Honestly, I’m in shock,” he wrote at one point, a few minutes after the initial update.
‘It’s sad what just happened in the United States. But I’m so grateful for all the kind people around me who say how horrible it was that he did that to me. She is an anomaly. Most people are not like that.
She claimed that an unidentified flight attendant skipped her when taking drink orders, and that when asked about it, she responded sarcastically.
That post went live at 7 a.m. ET, and as of this writing, no follow-up has appeared. American has not responded to Mullins’ tagged complaints, which are quickly gaining traction online. She is seen here with the presidential hopeful in a publication from last April.
Within two hours, another post arrived in which Mullins described how he allegedly attempted to file a complaint with the airline, but was met with red tape.
DailyMail.com has contacted American for comment.
“I tried to file a complaint during my stopover,” the journalist wrote around 8:54 p.m. ET, in a post that has also been viewed hundreds of thousands of times.
‘The first woman said she needed to call a supervisor. The supervisor told me it would take over an hour to find a manager and go to the website.
‘When I tried to record her instructions, she became upset and called a customer service manager.
‘He then called a manager “on board” or something and told him they couldn’t come down.
“They gave me the CSR manager’s business card and told me to fill out a report on the website that he wrote on the back,” Mullins said.
When viewers suggested the alleged snub could get the woman fired, Mullins shared the flight number as well as the route. He also passed on the anonymous employee’s unique employer ID, before describing her as “an older Asian woman.”
He then shared the story with his more than 111,000 followers, whom he has gained over seven years of posting pro-Trump content. It is not clear whether he filed a complaint, although he claims that he attempted
The next morning, he shared his latest report on the yet-to-be-substantiated saga, recalling again how he tried to file a complaint at an American Airlines kiosk. This post, however, included a video in which Mullins apparently attempts to tell staff about the alleged incident.
Mullins, a former New England-based insurance broker, first rose to prominence in 2017, after beginning work as a reporter at News2Share, a DC-based outfit founded by a former Fox News reporter.
In April of last year, it branched out on its own and was still posting pro-Trump content. Her LinkedIn lists her as an independent worker and her social networks have become a fan page for the former president. American did not respond to a request for comment on the alleged incident Monday morning.
The next morning, he shared his latest report on the yet-to-be-substantiated saga, recalling again how he tried to file a complaint at an American Airlines kiosk.
This post, however, included a video.
‘So I can’t record your instructions on how I’m supposed to file this complaint?’ he asks several employees behind the desk in the 12-second clip.
They don’t respond immediately, prompting Mullins to ask a confused “okay?” before finishing the clip
“When I tried to file a complaint, I was met with evasiveness,” he wrote in an accompanying caption.
‘In the end they told me to go to the website. “I will do it today, but I’m not sure anything will be done.”
That post went live at 7 a.m. ET, and as of this writing, no follow-up has appeared. American has not responded to Mullins’ tagged complaints, which are quickly gaining traction online.
Mullins, a former New England-based insurance broker, first rose to prominence in 2017, after beginning work as a reporter at News2Share, a D.C.-based company founded by a former Fox News reporter.
He worked there for two years while building a following on social media, before joining the far-right outlet RealAmericasVoice, a site known for its conservative-backed conspiracy theories.
In April of last year, it branched out on its own and was still posting pro-Trump content. Her LinkedIn lists her as a freelancer and her social networks have essentially become a fan page for the former president.
‘The MAGA hat stays on…Pass it on…’ he writes in another post full of March hats, again proudly putting on the cap.
American did not immediately respond to a DailyMail.com request for comment on the alleged Monday morning incident.