A Trump supporter is crying foul after being faraway from a St. Louis City SC sport for carrying a MAGA hat, claiming he’s the sufferer of political persecution. The second was caught on digital camera by the person himself, Michael Weitzel, and has since gone viral with over 4.8 million views, sparking a well-recognized on-line debate about political double requirements and performative outrage.

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The fan says he was focused for his views, however stadium officers say the rule is apolitical.

Supporters of President Donald Trump and different Republicans have, up to now, decried any semblance of politics getting into the realm of sports activities. Some readers could recall their outrage on the sight of athletes kneeling in assist of police brutality victims in the course of the Black Lives Matter period.

By August 2, 2025, they had been demanding to see extra political messages in stadiums.

“A man got kicked out of a @stlCITYsc game last night for wearing a MAGA hat,” wrote former American Conservative Union (ACU) govt director Gregg Keller within the viral publish.

“Security said they don’t allow political paraphernalia. Man then asked security what’s up with the constant Pride flags and trans banners at the games. They didn’t like that either.”

That’s not precisely what Weitzel requested. About 20 seconds into the footage, he factors to a gaggle of flags waving within the official membership seats, as they all the time do, to ask why these are okay. The officer informs him that they’re pre-approved.

It’s onerous to inform from the blurry video, however we don’t see any Pride flags. If we did, it could be irrelevant, as a result of queer individuals present isn’t “political.”

Either method, Weitzel made full use of this chance to behave like he was being oppressed even because the lead safety guard advised him that he’s additionally a Trump supporter. It’s the stadium itself that has a rule towards political messages. Multiple guards escorted Weitzel out of the Major League Soccer sport, eliciting a number of boos, although it’s unclear what these bystanders had been objecting to.

“So that’s what happens if you wear a Donald Trump hat to a St. Louis City Soccer Club game,” he concluded.

Right-wing pundits slam the elimination, ignoring their very own calls to “keep politics out of sports.”

Trump supporters are spending nearly as a lot vitality demanding justice for this man who broke stadium guidelines as they do supporting the deportation of anybody who ever broke U.S. border guidelines. Keller even claimed that the Justice Department is on the case.

“Can confirm this video is now being looked at by the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice,” he posted lower than two hours after the unique.

One Missouri congressman, in the meantime, appears to assume that the St. Louis SC ought to rent safety for the entire metropolis.

“So in St. Louis this year, there were 66 murders, 67 kidnappings, 28 rapes, and 1,335 aggravated assaults,” wrote @BobOnderMO. “But there were four security personnel here to forcibly evict a peaceful soccer fan wearing a MAGA hat. Is the message that you do not want us in the city of St. Louis?”

While that occurred, the left had the same old ineffective declarations of hypocrisy able to go.

“What happened to keeping politics out of our sports?” requested @RealSTLChatter. “The same people bitching about this are the ones who were mad at Kaepernick for kneeling. But know you’re mad these sports leagues have put in rules for this? Bunch of hypocrites.”

Others are getting clever to the grift cycle.

“Total jacka** gets the exact reaction he was going for wearing his stupid red hat,” stated @ChuckPasadena. “Don’t tell me he didn’t know it would start some sh*t.”

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