Ex-NFL punter Chris Kluwe calls MAGA 'a Nazi movement' in protest that led to his arrest

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Ex-NFL punter Chris Kluwe calls MAGA 'a Nazi movement' in protest that led to his arrest

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USA TODAY

Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe was arrested Tuesday on a charge of disturbing an assembly in Huntington Beach, California, per the city's arrest log. The incident occurred at a city council meeting.

Kluwe, 43, was protesting the city's approval of a public library plaque that was designed to use words to spell out "MAGA," the acronym for President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan, as an acrostic.

A video from the council meeting shows the former Minnesota Vikings punter beginning his protest by reading a prepared statement that called MAGA "explicitly a Nazi movement." Kluwe continued by saying he would engage in "peaceful civil disobedience," whereupon he left his spot at the lectern and approached the city council members' bench.

Police quickly detained the former NFL player using handcuffs and literally carried him out of the room...........................

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/02/19/chris-kluwe-arrest-maga-protest/79240528007/

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[Lovie777]

1. I remember reading about the 1960s......................

[Historic NY]

2. Well he;s saying it in Ruby Red Maga Huntington Beach

where its Trump Trump Trump al lthe time

[Magoo48]

3. Arrested or not, this the kind of fearless courage we need to see. Big respect.

[magicarpet]

4. Oh my,...

I think he may have pissed off a Fascist. To the dungeons with you.

[malachi]

5. Nazis gonna Nazi

He proved his point, didn't he?

[MayReasonRule]

6. 'MAGA-nificent 7': Republicans fill every seat on California city council

The Huntington Beach, California Cost of Living Index is 180.5. This means that the cost of living in Huntington Beach, CA is 80.5% more expensive than the national average of 100. The cost of living in Huntington Beach is also higher than the California average. California's Cost of Living Index is 149.9.



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[AntiFascist]

7. K&R n/t

[SleeplessinSoCal]

8. They rammed 3 new members through.

I suspect it will backfire in the long run.

[Kid Berwyn]

9. Arrested for telling the truth about MAGA meaning NAZI.

May the billionaires soon find reason to kick the millionaires straight the fuck out of Huntington Beach.

[True Dough]

10. He has a backbone. He lost his job.

There must be other employers that will hire him for speaking the truth.

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