Chris Kluwe Arrested At City Council Meeting For Calling Out Garish MAGA Plaque

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Ex-NFL star Chris Kluwe: 'No kings, no tyrants—not now, not ever'

Chris Kluwe managed to do the impossible: make the entire nation interested in what was happening at a city council meeting. The former punter for the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings—now an author, football coach, and committed video gamer—saw the bigger...

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Chris Kluwe Arrested At City Council Meeting For Calling Out Garish MAGA Plaque

Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe was arrested Tuesday night after speaking out in protest at a Huntington Beach City Council meeting. The California resident had voiced his disgust against a proposal to mark the 50th anniversary of the Huntington Beach Central Library with a plaque adorned with Trumpist kitsch. He spent the rest of his allotted time detailing what the MAGA movement actually represents.

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Kluwe, known for his social activism, accuses the Trump movement of being 'Nazi'. Find out the details of his arrest and the global reaction.

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The athlete intervened in the municipal assembly to oppose the decision to erect a commemorative plaque that would contain the acronym MAGA in a local library. He called MAGA a "deeply corrupt, anti-democratic movement and explicitly a Nazi movement." Attendees of the assembly cheered Kluwe, who sealed his speech announcing that he would exercise "peaceful civil disobedience." The former player proceeded to sit on the floor of the assembly to be…