Gym rat booted from NY Equinox for wearing offensive shirt with Trump mugshot: I refuse to be bullied

A Trump supporter was booted from a $350-a-month Equinox gym in Manhattan for wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the former president’s mugshot — which a manager called “offensive,” he claims.Jared, 27, a startup founder who requested his last name not be used, said he was interrupted as he worked up a sweat at the Equinox Flatiron by the location’s general manager, who on Saturday asked him to cover up or leave.“She told me Equinox is a ‘safe space’ and that my shirt was offensive,” he told The Post Monday.The garment in question was a white T-shirt featuring Trump’s historic mugshot photo from August with the words “never surrender” printed underneath.In a viral video of the subsequent encounter viewed nearly 200,000 times online, Jared engages in a cordial exchange with the manager, Queen Ogunyinka, in which he questions the gym’s policy.“They’re kicking me out, can you believe that? They’re kicking me out because I’m wearing Trump,” Jared says to another member who approaches the front desk as he films.Ogunyinka calmly states that she had given him her business card with her contact info and would be sending an explanation in writing via email when she had time later.“I’m just asking him to cover it up just like anybody coming in here with a Kamala Harris shirt,” she explains to the second member in the video.Jared, who is Jewish, said he has worn shirts to the gym with pro-Israel messages like “Bring them Home” and “IDF” but never got a second glance.“But only three days from the election I was kicked out for wearing the candidate on my shirt,” he told The Post.“American democracy is about free speech and debate.Time and time again, the left does everything in their power to silence ideas.

I refuse to be bullied.”As an alum of UC Berkeley, Jared said he’s no stranger to “leftist elitism,” but that he doesn’t shy away from a confrontation when pushed.“I speak my mind, and for that I have lost fr...