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7-year-old boy called ‘little Hitler’ for selling hot chocolate to help Trump build the wall

February 21, 2019 | by Mary Scott

A seven-year-old boy from Austin, Texas was called a “little Hitler” because he set up a hot chocolate stand to raise money for president Trump’s wall.

For Benton Stevens, it all began with watching President Trump’s State of the Union address on February 5, reports Dailymail.com

“He wanted to know about the wall, so we explained what it was about, and he was like “I want to raise money for the wall,’” Benton’s mother, Jennifer Stevens, told Kxan TV.

Jennifer and her husband, Shane, both members of the Republican National Committee, confirm that they share their political views and beliefs with their son.

IS BENTON BRAINWASHED?

This often leads to people concluding Benton is brainwashed, but his mom thinks otherwise.  

“Well, of course, he supports Trump because we do, and he hears how we talk and this and that. Call that brainwashing, but I call it parenting because we instill our values in him.”

According to KEYE-TV, Jennifer said her son begged her to allow him to set up a hot chocolate stand to help raise money for the president’s controversial border wall.

What followed was a family effort; Jennifer made the hot chocolate, Benton’s dad Shane helped set up the stand, and Benton’s older siblings helped make signs for the stand.

YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR

One of the signs reads: “$2 for 1 hot chocolate” while another said: “Proceeds help Trump build the wall.” At the stand, Benton also offered “Pelosi marshmallows” and “Beto marshmallows.”

“So what are we out here doing?” Shane asked Benton in a video published by New York Post. The young man replied:

“Doing a hot chocolate stand to help Trump make the wall.”

Within an hour of setting up his chocolate stand at a strip mall in northwest Austin over the weekend, he reportedly made $231 in sales.

UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT

So sweet was Benton’s gesture that he drew support and commendation even from liberals, but not everyone was on board. Social media users were divided in their reactions toward the little guy’s stand and the thought behind it.

Eventually, Benton’s parents decided to shut down the hot chocolate booth.

Not one to be discouraged, Benton convinced his parents to let him operate his stand the next day, and it was while there that someone drove by and called him “a little Hitler.”

“A guy pointed at him in his car, and then he said that we didn’t like brown people. I don’t understand that at all.” Jennifer said.

EVERYBODY DESERVES HOT CHOCOLATE

Despite some criticism, Benton continues to enjoy support from conservatives and liberals alike and has raised more than $6,000 from donations.

The chocolate entrepreneur is now planning to give out free hot chocolates for people from both sides.

STATUS QUO WITH THE WALL

Meanwhile, Benton may not be able to contribute the money raised as intended because “to allocate money for the Department of Homeland Security, Congress must give its approval.”

The refusal of Congress to approve over $5 billion for the president to erect the wall earlier led to Trump declaring a partial government shutdown that lasted for 35 days and ended on January 25.

Last week, the president declared a national emergency, looking to bypass Congress in his bid to build the desired wall.

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