“I was actually tearing [up] because I was like, ‘Where did these people come from?’ We went 312% up in sales.”

Coffee shop hit with hate for Charlie Kirk tribute sees sales surge as ‘righteous people’ show up

A California coffee shop owner said her business was “flooded with righteous people” after coming under fire for supporting Charlie Kirk.

Following the assassination of the Turning Point USA founder, Invita Café in Rancho Santa Fe placed stickers on its coffee cups in his honor.

Owner Sara De Luca told Fox News Digital she “didn’t think twice” about putting the stickers on the cups beginning the Friday after Kirk’s death.

“When Israel went to war, we put on Israel stickers and started to support some of the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]. I would say that was when I was like, ‘Let’s be courageous,’” De Luca said. “But with Charlie, we had hosted him. We had met him. We’ve met Erika,” she added, referring to Kirk’s wife.

DeLuca said she didn’t even think it “could be controversial.”

“Maybe it’s my ignorance,” she said. “It didn’t even cross my mind that somebody could have some sort of issue with somebody being murdered.”

She said what kept her calm was her San Diego community and her church, Awaken, which “showed up” a few days later.

“I was actually tearing [up] because I was like, ‘Where did these people come from?’ We went 312% up in sales,” De Luca said. “We were flooded with righteous people just showing up, supporting us, defending us. They were defending Charlie. Obviously, we all were.”

A memorial for Charlie Kirk with his photograph, flowers, and American flags.