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What we do in private comes out in the public. A lobbyist is out of a job after she was caught texting racist nonsense.

A lobbyist and a realtor lost their jobs this week.

They were white women.

A woman at a Washington Capitals NHL hockey game was caught texting a man named Jimmy. She was texting racially offensive texts while seated in front of a Black woman.

The Black woman managed to get screenshots and it went viral.

A woman who ate a Mexican restaurant in Columbus, Ohio left an offensive message to the server. She wrote she hopes "Trump deports you." 

Both of these women were white and they were terminated.

In exit polling, Donald J. Trump had 53% of the white woman vote. He managed to win the white women for the third time. He lost it only in 2020.

President Trump and his administration have mandated that the federal government end its diversity, equality and inclusion initiatives. Some national retailers and corporations have ended their policies.

Ohio State University, the home of the 2024-25 College Football National Champion Buckeyes has faced backlash after they closed their diversity offices at the behest of Gov. Mike DeWine. 

1. Washington, DC lobbyist.

Courtney Johnson, a senior lobbyist, was caught on video making racist comments about black people during a hockey game in Washington DC.

The Alpine Group has fired lobbyist Courtney Johnson, who was the head of their healthcare practice, after conducting an internal review into a viral video where she was seen making racist comments.

Johnson, was a principal at the Capitol Hill consulting firm, and was registered with numerous high profile companies such as AWS, Leidos Lyft, Amgen, and more.

In a statement issued to Playbook by the Alpine Group, they said, “Following a thorough internal inquiry, Courtney Johnson's employment has been terminated, effective immediately, due to conduct inconsistent with company policies and standards. The views expressed are deeply offensive and inconsistent with our firm's values and culture.”

The Alpine Group is a bipartisan government affairs consulting firm which helps its clients to “successfully navigate the halls of Congress, the White House and federal agencies.”

Johnson has also been removed from the firm's website which lists its consultants.

The viral video showed a white woman, later identified as Courtney Johnson, at a Washington Capitals hockey game, texting a man named Jimmy about black people in schools in the “hood” not being well-educated because they did not travel as much as “rich whites.”

Pretty racist.

Screenshots of the video zoomed in on the texts and revealed more comments from the person called Jimmy saying that no one has been so “kind and welcoming” to black people as the white world in context to the CIA's treatment of black people and targeted abortions in the community.

The screenshots also show Courtney Johnson responding, “abortion doesn't target people. Black people have more sex partners and a higher risk of pregnancy...”

The person named Jimmy also claimed that black people found it easier than white people to get into college because of poverty, to which Johnson replied, “It is hardest for whites in suburban areas to get into college…we have the highest GPAs and colleges want diversity so they won't take us…”

The woman also claimed that during the conversation on text, Jimmy said, “I want to kill all blacks,” and “I want to commit genocide,” to while Courtney Johnson continued to talk to him without addressing the disturbing comments.

Realtor probably knew how to redline potential home buyers.

2. Columbus, Ohio realtor.

Stephanie Matthews Lovin was an Ohio realtor leaves no tip at Mexican restaurant—writes "I Hope Trump Deports You!!!" 

Lovins has now been fired from Century 21.

She claimed that someone stole her credit cards.

Servers who saw the message took a photo of her and the receipt.

The realtor is from Worthington, an affluent suburban enclave in the Columbus area.

An employee from Cazuelas Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, 6325 E. Broad St., posted the derogatory note to Facebook on Monday.

The receipt read, "I hope Trump deports you!!!" The customer also did not leave a tip.

The post sparked outrage on social media, with some people calling the note an act of racism.

Fabio Oribio, who leads marketing for Cazuelas, said the restaurant used video to confirm the note was written by a local woman. The Dispatch has not been able to independently verify the woman's identity. Calls to her and her employer have not been returned.

Oribio said the woman could have been upset by the restaurant's one-coupon-per-table policy when trying to use two coupons or the rush-hour wait time.

"It was a normal Sunday; things got a little busy, so the wait could have been a little longer than usual, but we aren't really sure what made her write that," he said.

Oribio said the server, Ricardo, had no history of poor customer service. Oribio said although Ricardo has Latino roots, he is a natural-born United States citizen.

Pretty racist.

Oribio said this was an isolated incident and there has since been an outpouring of support from locals in the community.

"This is no place for hate," Oribio said. "We are not on one side or the other in terms of politics. We are a place where we have fun and drink."