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Former NFL punter arrested for protest against pro-Trump city council

  • Chris Kluwe was arrested for protesting against President Donald Trump at a city council meeting in Huntington Beach, California, engaging in civil disobedience.
  • Kluwe was charged with disrupting an assembly after reading accusations against the 'Make America Great Again' movement.
  • He described MAGA as profoundly corrupt, unmistakably anti-democracy, and explicitly a Nazi movement.
  • Kluwe was held for four hours in custody before being released.
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Former NFL Kicker Arrested At City Council Meeting After Slamming 'Nazi' MAGA Movement

Chris Kluwe, the former NFL kicker for the Minnesota Vikings, was arrested after he protested against Republican President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement during a city council meeting in conservative-populated Huntington Beach, California. Kluwe, who lived in Huntington Beach for 15 years, railed against plans for a MAGA plaque to be installed outside the Huntington Beach Central Library in celebration of its 50th anniversary. The bronze p…

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Ex-NFL player Chris Kluwe slams MAGA for 'trying to erase trans people,' gets arrested

The former Minnesota Vikings kicker was arrested after an act of "peaceful civil disobedience” at a Huntington Beach City Council meeting.

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Reid, Ex-NFL Punter Attack MAGA's 'Nazi Playbook' On 'Trans People'

Reid, Ex-NFL Punter Attack MAGA's 'Nazi Playbook' On 'Trans People' Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe went on a wild anti-Trump tirade at a city council meeting on Tuesday that led to him being arrested. On Thursday, he went on MSNBC’s The ReidOut to beat his chest about what a great guy he is for it and accuse anyone who disagrees with him, especially on transgender issues, of being a Nazi. Host Joy Reid was simply starstruck, “Chris Kluwe has alw…

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Former NFL player arrested for calling Trump's slogan "Nazi" and threatening "civil disobedience"

Chris Kluwe, former Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL), was arrested in the past...

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Former NFL player Chris Kluwe is arrested after protesting a plate in favor of Trumpism: “MAGA is a Nazi movement”

Kluwe spoke at the City Hall of his city and was arrested by the guards present as he prepared to make a gesture “peaceful civil disobedience”

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Former NFL player arrested at council meeting for protesting MAGA plaque

Police arrested a former NFL player after he spoke out against a MAGA plaque and refused to leave a council meeting.

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ORANGE COUNTY TRIBUNE broke the news in on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
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