Former NFL punter Chris Cruwe was arrested Tuesday in protest at a city council meeting targeting President Trump's influence in Huntington Beach, California.
Kluwe attended a city council meeting to protest the city's decision to display plaque in public libraries using the terms “magic”, “charming”, “zinc plating” and “adventure.”
All members of the city council are Republicans.
During public comments, former Minnesota Viking punter Kruwe; I directed his comment With seven members. He said it was clear that the council didn't want to listen to him, so he instead went ahead and said “Maga was standing” for the last month of Trump's second term. I was planning to spend some time talking.
“Maga is intended to try to erase trans people from existence.Maga stands for repetition and racism.Maga stands for censorship and book ban.MAGA stands for airplanes crashing Fire air traffic controllers while doing so. Magazine symbolizes the fire of people who oversee our nuclear weapons. MAGA has cancelled research into veteran suicide. “Including the VA's support of laying off military veterans. MAGA represents cutting back on funding for education, including children with disabilities,” Kluwe said.
“Maga is very corrupt, undoubtedly anti-democratic, and most importantly, Maga is explicitly a Nazi movement,” he continues, winning applause from the crowd. “You might have replaced sw with a red hat, but that's what it is.”
Kruwe then said he was involved in the “American tradition of the era” of peaceful civil disobedience.
The punter-turned activist walked towards the council floors and council members, urging law enforcement officials to handcuff them and kick them out of the facility.
Kluwe was in the NFL from 2005 to 2013. He has announced OP-ED, which supports same-sex marriage and claims to have been released from the Vikings after speaking out about the Catholic Church. The NFL team said he was not cut because of personal beliefs.
