The Target employee who was cursed out in a viral clip for wearing a Charlie Kirk “Freedom” shirt is taking the high road and pushing back on calls for the woman to lose her job.
“I don’t think that that’s right,” Jeanie Beeman, who was wearing the red shirt during her shift at a Target store in Chico, California, told Action News Now.
“Two wrongs don’t make a right, you know, she wronged me, but I don’t want to wrong her, or I don’t want her — her wrong, because it’s not going to make it right.”
Jeanie Beeman, the Target employee who was cursed out in a viral clip for wearing a “Freedom Charlie Kirk” shirt, is taking the high road and pushing back on calls for the woman to lose her job. Action News Now
“Two wrongs don’t make a right, you know, she wronged me, but I don’t want to wrong her, or I don’t want her — her wrong, because it’s not going to make it right,” Beeman said in an interview with Action News Now. TikTok/@motherofballersMichelea Ponce, a nurse at Enloe Health, filmed the profanity-laced video and berated Beeman for being “f—king stupid” for wearing the Kirk shirt.
The video caused instant backlash and thousands of calls to her employer demanding she lose her job.
In a moment of reflection, Ponce realized she “behaved badly” and has changed her tune.
“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,” Ponce told the news outlet.
In the disturbing clip, Ponce could be heard shouting vulgar language at Beeman as she is trying to restock clothes.
The unhinged customer asked Beeman why the “f–k” she is wearing the red Kirk shirt, fuming at her choice of attire for not wearing a “Target shirt.”
Enloe Health, Ponce’s employer, said it will not provide statements or comments regarding individuals, employees or personal matters, according to the news outlet.
“We’re compelled, obviously, to respect people’s civil rights, and there is the law,” Mike Wiltermood, the CEO and President of Enloe Health, said.
The Charlie Kirk T-shirt that Beeman wore.
“We certainly encourage people to exercise their civil rights as they see fit, especially in their off-duty hours. But we also hope that people will have restrained civility as they do so.”
While the Chico Police Department told The Post that Ponce’s actions “do not meet the threshold for criminal acts,” Ponce said she recognizes the harm she caused and is asking the community for forgiveness.
“I regret my actions, and I am genuinely sorry for the harm they caused. I wish I can go back and undo what happened, but I can acknowledge it honestly, learn from it, and commit to doing better moving forward,” she told Action News Now in a statement.
Conservative icon Charlie Kirk was gunned down by alleged shooter Tyler Robinson during an outdoor event in a college campus in Utah in September 2025. AP“Again, I apologize to Jeanie and I hope that she and the community can forgive me.”
It seems Beeman has forgiven her, acknowledges that everyone is entitled to their opinion, and hopes Ponce keeps her job.
“That was her opinion, she — but she’s the one that put it on Facebook or put it on — on that,” Beeman told Action News Now. “So you know, but, I really wouldn’t want to see her, someone lose their job over it.”
Turning Point USA underscored Beeman’s “beautiful spirit and poise,” telling The Post, “she’s a model for the entire country.”
“God Bless Jeanie for honoring Charlie, not only by wearing a shirt with his name on it, but for reacting with such grace, kindness and class,” a spokesperson for Turning Point USA said.
Since the viral clip was posted on Tuesday, a fundraiser on GiveSendGo, a Christian crowdfunding website, has raised over $200,00 for Beeman.
