A woman from Orland, California, is facing widespread public backlash after posting a video of herself confronting an elderly Target employee over a Charlie Kirk “Freedom” shirt, an incident that has since circulated widely on social media.
The woman, identified as Michelea Ponce, filmed the confrontation inside a Target store and shared it on TikTok.
In the video, Ponce approaches the older employee as she is stocking baby clothes on store shelves and begins questioning her about the shirt she is wearing.
“Why are you taking my picture?” the Target employee asks during the encounter.
Ponce continues pressing the employee about the shirt, which features the name of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The employee responds that she is allowed to wear any red shirt as part of her work attire.
Despite the explanation, Ponce persists in confronting her.
During the exchange, Ponce repeatedly insults the employee, calling her “f-cking stupid” and accusing her of supporting racism.
“You support a racist,” Ponce says in the video.
The employee calmly disputes the accusation, stating that Kirk is not racist. Ponce then demands to speak with a manager and declares the shirt “unacceptable.”
Throughout the encounter, the Target employee remains composed and does not raise her voice.
As the interaction ends, the employee wishes Ponce a nice day and walks away.
This woman on TikTok filmed herself harassing and cussing out an older lady at work for wearing a Charlie Kirk shirt
— Cassandra MacDonald (@CassandraRules) December 16, 2025
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According to Ponce’s Facebook profile, she works as a nurse at Enloe Health, a nonprofit healthcare system based in Chico, California.
The profile indicates she has held patient care roles at the organization. Enloe Health operates several medical facilities in Northern California.
Ponce uses the TikTok handle @motherofballers, where she had approximately 19.6K followers and more than 1.1 million likes at the time the video gained attention.
The Target confrontation was not the only content on her account to draw scrutiny.
In another video posted to TikTok, Ponce criticized her own mother for wanting to buy a Bible for her teenage son. In that video, she claimed her son lives in a “military house with two lesbians.”
It sounds like she or her girlfriend is military. Super weird. She's mad about her mom for wanting to buy her son a Bible. pic.twitter.com/yl1rwTSduf
— Cassandra MacDonald (@CassandraRules) December 16, 2025
It is unclear who she was referring to, as Ponce frequently posts content indicating that she is married to a Mexican man.
Following the Target incident, backlash against Ponce intensified across social media platforms. Users accused her of bullying and harassing an elderly retail worker.
Others called for Target to bar her from its stores and urged Enloe Health to take disciplinary action, including termination of her employment.
As of the time of publication, Enloe Health has not issued a public statement regarding the incident or Ponce’s employment status.
The Gateway Pundit reported that it contacted Enloe Health for comment and stated it would update its reporting if a response was provided.
Shortly after reports about the incident were published, Ponce either deactivated or set all of her social media accounts to private.
It is not clear whether that action was taken voluntarily or in response to the growing criticism.
The incident has become part of a broader pattern of viral confrontations in retail settings, where employees are recorded by customers and posted online without consent.
In this case, the focus has centered on the treatment of the Target employee, who remained calm throughout the interaction despite being verbally insulted.
