Grubhub CEO Matt Maloney found himself fighting backlash to a post-Election Day email he sent to employees Wednesday that asked employees who didn't agree with the company's "culture of support and inclusiveness" to resign.

The missive was sent to more than 1,000 Grubhub employees Wednesday in response to past statements made by President-elect Donald Trump.

"While demeaning, insulting and ridiculing minorities, immigrants and the physically/mentally disabled worked for Mr. Trump, I want to be clear that this behavior - and these views, have no place at Grubhub," Maloney wrote in his email.

Maloney pledged to fight for the dignity of his employees, should any of them feel scared following Trump's election to the presidency:

As we all try to understand what this vote means to us, I want to affirm to anyone on our team that is scared or feels personally exposed, that I and everyone else here at Grubhub will fight for your dignity and your right to make a better life for yourself and your family here in the United States.

If you do not agree with this statement then please reply to this email with your resignation because you have no place here. We do not tolerate hateful attitudes on our team.

Shortly after the email went public in a Fox News article on Thursday, Grubhub customers vowed not to use the online food-ordering app. Many took to Twitter with the hashtag #boycottgrubhub, the Chicago Tribune reported, encouraging others to stop using the business.

Meanwhile, Fox News also reported that Maloney said "almost 20 percent" of his employees have thanked him for his words and that he was "not embarrassed by it."

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When asked for further comment on the email, Grubhub released a statement from Maloney on the controversy: "Some of the statements in my email have been misconstrued. I want to clarify that I did not ask for anyone to resign if they voted for Trump. (emphasis theirs) I would never make such a demand. To the contrary, the message of the email is that we do not tolerate discriminatory activity or hateful commentary in the workplace, and that we will stand up for our employees.

"Grubhub welcomes and accepts employees with all political beliefs, no matter who they voted for in this or any election," the statement goes on to say. "We do not discriminate on the basis of someone's principles, or political or other beliefs."

Maloney's full statement regarding his email can be found here.