“‘SHE SUDDENLY CHANGED HER TONE AFTER THE BACKLASH EXPLODED.’  Seattle Mayor is now facing intense criticism after appearing to soften her earlier comments about.mc

“‘SHE SUDDENLY CHANGED HER TONE AFTER THE BACKLASH EXPLODED.’ 😳☕ Seattle Mayor is now facing intense criticism after appearing to soften her earlier comments about — with many residents and business voices accusing her of triggering unnecessary panic at a time when fears about companies leaving major liberal cities are already growing

Seattle’s lefty Mayor Katie Wilson admitted she was wrong to slam Starbucks and push for a boycott of the mega-coffee chain birthed in the Pacific city.

Wilson, 43, issued a terse mea culpa to the New York Times this week as questions swirl about whether the liberal Northwest city can attract and retain businesses, including Starbucks, which recently chose to expand its footprint in Tennessee.

The Democratic socialist made waves last fall when she joined a barista union rally as mayor-elect and expressed her disgust with one of Seattle’s most recognizable businesses.

Katie Wilson speaks to Starbucks employees and supporters as they gather to strike in front of the former Starbucks Reserve Roastery that closed earlier in the year, on Nov. 13, 2025.
Katie Wilson speaks to Starbucks employees and supporters as they gather to strike in front of the former Starbucks Reserve Roastery that closed earlier in the year, on Nov. 13, 2025.AP
Seattle Mayor Katie B. Wilson speaks at the Seattle International Film Festival.
“Those comments were not productive in the sense that they caused more harm than good,” she told the New York Times.Getty Images

“I am not buying Starbucks, and you should not either,” she whined in November, according to KUOW.

But several months later, Wilson appeared to walk back her statement.

“Those comments were not productive in the sense that they caused more harm than good,” she told the New York Times.

Wilson also told the outlet she’s aware that everything she says could be used as possible anti-business missives, and she needs to have a “multidimensional relationship” with corporations like the coffee giant.

Starbucks recently revealed it was going to build a 2,000-person corporate office in Nashville, which fueled concern that the business could leave its hometown high and dry.

Seattle City Council Member Rob Saka told the Times he is “gravely concerned” about the loss of business.

“This is real,” he said.

Wilson admitted she was wrong to slam Starbucks.
Wilson admitted she was wrong to slam Starbucks.AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson

Wilson insisted this week that her office and Starbucks have a good relationship, and the snub in favor of Nashville was not a surprise, the outlet reported. Starbucks was also a sponsor for a new tiny house homeless shelter that was announced earlier this month, according to KOMO.

Wilson has also taken aim at the ultra-rich during her brief stint in office, including controversial remarks last month.

“I think the claims that millionaires are going to leave our state are, like, super overblown. And if — the ones that leave, like, bye,” she said at a forum at Seattle University.