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Donald Rouse Sr., co-owner of Thibodaux-based Rouses Markets, has issued a statement following a social media post that has received a vast amount of backlash across multiple platforms.
According to multiple reports, the Facebook post by former Rouses HR Director Steven Galtier that has since been taken down shows Galtier and Rouse among the crowd rallying for President Donald Trump and protesting the results of the 2020 Presidential Election in Washington D.C. on Wednesday — which later erupted into chaos at the U.S. Capitol building.
Read the statement below:
“I attended the rally yesterday as a supporter of the president and to be in our nation’s capital at the close of his presidency. I left before the violence began and was shocked and saddened to see it unfold on TV. I condemn the actions of those who unlawfully entered and damaged our hallowed institutions and threatened our public servants. Violence and destruction do not represent our country’s values, or the values of Rouses.
“Though I am no longer involved in the day-to-day operations of Rouses, that’s my family’s name on the building and my actions reflect on my family, Rouses and this community I love so dearly. I’m horrified by the violence and destruction we saw yesterday and the pain it has caused so many. Our country desperately needs to come together to heal, and I will do everything I can to be a part of that process.”
