Michaela Ponce Finally Issued Apology After Belittling an Older Target Employee for the Shirt She Wore

Michaela Ponce eventually issued an apology to the angry belittlement of a Target employee, in part, stating, ‘I want to take full responsibility for my actions and say clearly and sincerely that I was wrong. I behaved badly, and I regret it deeply.

‘I want to directly apologize to Jeannie. I am truly sorry for approaching you at your workplace and putting you in an uncomfortable and unfair position. You did not deserve that, and my behavior was wrong.

She made an appearance at Turning Point USA’s AmeriFestival in Phoenix

‘ I apologize to Enloe, and I apologize to the Chico community. I understand that what I did reflected poorly on myself and disrupted a sense of safety and respect that should exist in a workplace and in our community.

‘I did not handle the situation the way I should have. I allowed my emotions to take over instead of choosing restraint and empathy. That was my failure, and I own it.

Again, I apologize to Jeanie and I hope that she and the community can forgive me.’

Nevertheless there was a bright spot and a tidy windfall for the harassed Chico Target worker.

A GiveSendGo campaign launched in solidarity with the Chico Target worker by patriotic sympathizers on Monday, ‘to give her a vacation’ by Saturday had raised more $300,000.