Woman attacks a Jack in the Box worker in California for Spanish accent, claims ‘Trump’s sending y’all back’

A fast-food drive-through in California turned into another viral racism incident this week. Sadly, the person invoking deportation was a Black woman, but the Trump era’s “accents equal illegality” narrative fueled her rage.

You would think a country whose First Lady is an immigrant and speaks with an accent would never be racist. But the truth couldn’t be further from it. The viral incident unfolded at a Jack in the Box in Ventura, California, where a routine order at the drive-through window spiraled into a racist confrontation.

In the video recorded by the victim, a Black woman is seen yelling through the window at her, accusing her of disrespect. But the accusations soon spiraled into questioning her right to be in the country. And it’s all because she spoke with a Spanish accent.

It’s unclear what led to the woman’s ugly, racist crashout. In the video, she claims her order was canceled and abuses the worker for it. However, the video doesn’t establish whether the cancellation triggered the outburst or whether the outburst led to the cancellation.

What is clear, however, is how quickly the interaction stopped being about food. The clip begins with the woman already in the middle of her rant, threatening the Jack in the Box worker with Trump’s deportations:

“I got a cancelled order, but guess what? If y’all disrespect me, we can go man for man. Trump’s sending y’all back quick for a quick fix.”

The woman tells the worker she isn’t supposed to be in the U.S.

From there, the rant escalated. She framed herself as the rightful American and the worker as an intruder, repeatedly tying citizenship to accent. “I was born here. An American raised here. I love my f–king country,” she said. The woman kept accusing the worker of “disrespecting” her. But the worker stayed behind the window, recording, as the woman continued yelling.

There’s no evidence that the employee insulted her, mocked her, or even argued back. As it seems, the ordeal began after the Black woman asked the worker a question, according to her own rant. “How dare you come and disrespect me and try to cancel my order because I asked you a simple question?” she shouted.

It appears that the woman took offense to the cancellation of her order, while the poor victim’s offense was simply speaking with a Spanish accent. The woman then unleashed her full MAGA speech, telling the worker, “You aren’t supposed to be in this country.”

People warn the Black woman that MAGA sees her no differently

The incident upset viewers deeply, especially because the perpetrator of the racist attack comes from a racial minority herself. “Just what they want… one minority attacking another minority,” one user noted. Another added, “This is decades of Trump’s hate-filled rhetoric in action: repeating lies, stoking fear, normalizing racism.”

“You’d think Black women, who’ve been subjected to racism and oppression, would show compassion for others experiencing the same thing. It’s very disheartening. I didn’t think people subjected to racism would turn out to be racists themselves. I’m pretty naive I guess.” (via X)

Others also pointed out the logical collapse at the center of the tirade, asking, “What’s the correlation between canceling an order and being a U.S. legal citizen?” While another user also cut straight to the contradiction, writing, “Has she heard Melania Trump speak? She’s been here 30 years and still sounds like she got here yesterday.”

People also pointed out the illusion of safety behind the Black woman’s confidence. “She doesn’t realize she’s next on their list,” one said. “Playing their racist games isn’t going to change the fact that you’re ‘one of them’ in MAGA eyes.” And it’s every bit true.