Trader Joe’s ‘Karen’ goes berserk after being asked to wear face mask

A Trader Joe’s shopper who was kicked out of a store in North Hollywood, CA, for not wearing a mask screamed at employees, calling them “Democratic pigs.”

The popular grocery chain opened a massive 16,000-square foot store at 6150 Laurel Canyon Boulevard Friday, but the grand opening soured when the woman claimed she was “harassed” by workers and shoppers alike because she refused to wear a face covering, Newsweek reported.

Cell-phone videos taken by other customers show the Los Angeles-area woman throwing down her shopping basket, screaming at store employees, and saying her doctor will not let her wear a mask to protect herself and others from infection.

One Twitter user, D  Giles, refers to the woman as “Karen of the San Fernando Valley,” and quotes her as saying “F–k you” to the fellow shoppers confronting her.

“That man harassed me for not wearing a mask,” the woman tells a fellow shoppers recording the incident. “I have a breathing problem, my doctor will not let me wear a mask. So anyone harassing me to wear a mask, you guys are violating federal law. Did you get that? Get that on camera.”

The woman was ultimately escorted from the store. At one point in the video, she could be seen slamming her plastic shopping basket on the ground and angrily brushing off store employees.

A South Carolina physician, Dr. Megan Hall, produced a video shared on social media that refutes the claim masks inhibit oxygen intake.

“Though it maybe inconvenient for some, you can still breathe,” Hall concludes.