Pro-Trump commercial cleaning company refused Muslim clients, lawsuit says

Source: The Independent

Monday 27 April 2026 16:10 EDT


The Trump-loving boss at a large commercial cleaning company told employees he was happy to solicit business from Christian churches but that mosques were off-limits because he did not want Muslims as customers, according to a federal workplace discrimination lawsuit reviewed by The Independent.

In her complaint, 49-year-old Allison Creveling, a former business development manager at Southern Cleaning Service Inc.’s Jacksonville, Florida office, says she “personally witnessed” a top executive openly demean women and minorities, reserving a particular animus toward those of the Muslim faith.

“By way of example, when [Creveling] suggested approaching a local mosque as a potential client, an approach consistent with another business development manager’s practice of soliciting churches, [Regional Vice President of Operations David] McDowell reacted with a strong objection and stated that he would not allow a Muslim client,” the complaint alleges.

McDowell’s conduct “set the tone for his operations team, which followed his lead,” according to the complaint, which describes the culture at Southern Cleaning as “openly hostile” toward non-whites, and “infused with inappropriate political and religious messaging.”

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/trump-maga-muslim-discrimination-florida-lawsuit-b2965930.html