‘My behavior in the video is appalling. This was clearly a moment where I lost control and made incredibly hurtful and divisive comments,’ Michael Lofthouse said.
Michael Lofthouse, the CEO of a San Francisco-based tech company, Solid8, apologized on Tuesday after he was caught on camera making racist comments to an Asian family at a California restaurant, saying he “lost control and made incredibly hurtful and divisive comments.”Jordan Chan via InstagramLofthouse told an Asian family holding a birthday celebration at a restaurant in Carmel, California, that“Trump's gonna f**k you. You f*****g need to leave.
An employee at the restaurant then stepped in between Lofthosue and the family, saying, “You do not talk to our guests like that. They are valued guests. Get out!" She then escorted him off the property.to a local ABC affiliate, Lofthouse apologized: “My behavior in the video is appalling. This was clearly a moment where I lost control and made incredibly hurtful and divisive comments. I would like to deeply apologize to the Chan family. I can only imagine the stress and pain they feel.
Since the video went viral, Lofthouse has deleted his Linkedin and Facebook accounts, while his Twitter profile says he was
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