Michaels Says No 'Political Framing' Policy Exists After Ohio Store Reportedly Refuses Trump Portrait Order

A custom framing order at a Michaels in Mayfield Heights, Ohio is getting national attention after a conservative podcaster known as Chaos Coordinator says the store refused to frame three items: a favorite image of President Trump, a Jon McNaughton watercolor of praying presidents, and an original moon-landing newspaper. In her recording, an employee says,“We’re not allowed to do political pieces.”Michaels responded that it has no policy prohibiting the framing of political items and has reached out to the customer.

The story picked up steam when BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales noted a 2024 report of a similar refusal involving a Trump photo from the Butler assassination attempt, and contrasted those cases with a 2009 Michaels promotion offering $99.99 framing of Obama inauguration newspaper front pages. That comparison is fueling the bigger question: is this corporate policy, or one store’s discretion?

Michaels’statement answers the policy question but not the why. For now, the company says it welcomes every customer, and the customer at the center of this says the answer at the counter was a flat no. What would you want the company to do next?