This Chicago music store is closing after its owners were 'outed' as Trump supporters

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The owners of a Chicago music store are being forced out of business because of their support for President Trump. Suzanne Monk and Alexander Duvel say they were "outed" online after attending a campaign rally last summer, and have been inundated with threats and calls to boycott the store. Even longtime customers have "decided we're white supremacists, we're xenophobes," Monk said.

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