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Trump stirs debate on Starbucks' holiday cup design

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It seems that Starbuck's new, ombre red holiday cups aren't Trump's cup of tea.

In between calling for a repeal of Obamacare,  criticizing Hillary Clinton and crowing about how he'll have Mexico build a wall separating it from the United States, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump used a campaign stop in Springfield Monday to wade into a controversy over what Starbucks is serving its java in.

Some Christians are upset with the cups' new design, which doesn't feature reindeer or ornaments, like in years' past.

"Did you read about Starbucks? No more Merry Christmas on Starbucks. No more," Trump said.

To which the crowd responded: "Boo!"

The boos came from a crowd of more than 10,000 people at Springfield's convention center to see Trump.

He told them Starbucks leases a successful store in, Trump Tower, but ...

"Maybe we should boycott Starbucks. Seriously. I don't care. By the way, that’s the end of that lease. But who cares," Trump said.

People cheered when Trump went on to say that if he becomes President "we're all going to be saying Merry Christmas again. That I can tell you. That I can tell you."

After the event, a woman with a Trump sign walked by a Starbucks just across the street from the rally. I'm never going there again, she said.

Amanda Vinicky moved to Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV PBS in 2017.