Angry at the Krispy Kreme deal giving free donuts to vaccinated people against COVID-19, the owner of a New Jersey gym decided to offer free subscriptions to people who refused to be vaccinated.
Ian Smith, owner of Atilis Gym in Bellmawr with Frank Trumbetti, made the offer earlier this week:
Last summer, Smith and Trumbetti were arrested for keeping their facilities open, defying a state order that required the closure of internal academies. Although a New Jersey city council later voted to revoke the gym’s operating license, it reopened anyway.
Last December, Smith boasted that he had accumulated $ 1.2 million in fines for ignoring COVID-19 regulations.
Earlier this year, Smith was banned from American Airlines for refusing to wear a mask on his flight home after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando.
The Twitter folks had a lot to say about the offer:
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