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The owner of a small deli in the East Bay town of Clayton is facing a backlash from locals and social-media users after putting up a controversial promotion on Facebook.
In a post on his personal Facebook page, John Canesa, owner of Canesa’s Brooklyn Heros deli in Clayton, wrote: “Meatballs made with beef today in case we offend any of our overly sensitive pork haters!! Free side when you say send her back! #canesasbrooklynheros.”
The message immediately touched a nerve in the small community on the northern flank of Mt. Diablo, coming just days after President Donald Trump tweeted that four congresswomen of color “go back” to where they came from. That controversy was further enflamed last Wednesday, when a crowd of Trump supporters chanted “send her back” during a campaign rally in North Carolina — a slogan that Canesa was apparently referencing in his Facebook post.
As of Monday, Canesa’s Facebook page is no longer visible to the public.
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