James Fishback, the perimeter GOP candidate courting the web far proper in his long-shot bid for governor of Florida, had a little bit of food-service drama this week — and it wasn’t in regards to the “goyslop” he beforehand claimed was being served within the state’s college cafeterias.
Waffle Home, he alleged, had banned him from each restaurant within the state after he introduced his intent to marketing campaign on the chain’s Florida places. The rationale, he claimed, was as a result of he stated that “Individuals shouldn’t die for Israel.”
However to not fear, Fishback rapidly introduced: One other breakfast chain, Worldwide Home of Pancakes, had prolonged an invite to him personally.
“Hey, wanna come over?” reads a direct message Fishback posted to social media, a photograph of which seems to come back from IHOP’s official company account. An elated Fishback quickly posted images from a marketing campaign cease at an IHOP, which he deemed “Worldwide Home of Patriots.”
A view of the venue as IHOP hosts its “20K for Pancake Day” occasion on the Santa Monica Pier and broke the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for many pancakes served in eight hours in celebration of Nationwide Pancake Day at Santa Monica Pier on March 1, 2025 in Santa Monica, California. (Presley Ann/Getty Pictures for IHOP)
Not so, an IHOP spokesperson advised the Jewish Telegraphic Company.
“Since our founding, IHOP and its franchisees have been dedicated to offering heat and welcoming eating experiences for all company. We aren’t working with James Fishback or his marketing campaign in any capability,” the spokesperson advised JTA in an electronic mail. “Moreover, we’ve got confirmed that the picture circulating on social media isn’t genuine.”
Fishback didn’t return a request for remark by JTA about IHOP’s declare. The previous funding banker has used phrases on the marketing campaign path thought of dogwhistles to the web far proper and boasts a big on-line profile that has included interviews with Tucker Carlson and antisemitic podcaster Myron Gaines. He has additionally praised the followers of antisemitic streamer Nick Fuentes.
Requested by JTA why he had made his earlier “goyslop” feedback, Fishback replied, “As a result of it’s humorous. Get a life.”
He then posted the alternate to his X account beneath the caption, “Journalists are unbearable.”
Earlier in the identical dialog, requested about just lately revealed racist and antisemitic messages from a Florida Younger Republicans regional group chat, Fishback replied, “I condemn all types of hatred.”
