A photo of Staten Islander Krystal Lake wearing a hat that reads "America Was Never Great" to work at Home Depot went viral on social media.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Krystal Lake, 22, of St. George, is now a viral sensation after an image of her working at Home Depot in Staten Island wearing an "America was never great," hat was widely shared on social media.

The ironic phrasing, Lake says, was inspired by Presidential candidate Donald Trump's slogan "Make America Great Again." "The point of the hat was to say America needs changing and improvement," Lake told the Advance. Lake also said that several employees at the Home Depot she works at wear Donald Trump pins on their uniforms and that their has not been a similar response.

Lake, who told her manager she would not be going into work tomorrow due to the outrage over the customized hat, has already been bombarded with death threats and racial slurs.

Lake, who is a Bernie Sanders supporter and says she is not "anti-American" says that whether or not she still has her job, "it was worth it."

Check out her interview in the video above.