Trump Iconic Maga Hat Football Ground Out, Why?
Aug 04, 2025
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MAGA stands for 'Make America Great Again" and is a campaign slogan first used by former President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.
Since then, it has become widely known as President Donald Trump used it in his 2016 presidential campaign.
It is also considered a symbol of President Trump, who recently returned to power.
According to the New York Post and other U.S. media, a spectator wearing a 'Maga' hat was sent off in a match between St. Louis City SC and Minnesota United of the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) at Energizer Park in Missouri on the 26th (local time).
A soccer fan named Michael Weichel was wearing a red MAGA hat and shirt during the game when security officers approached him and asked him to leave about 25 minutes before the end of the game.
Weichel filmed the situation himself and posted it on social media, and in an interview with a local radio program, he vented that `I thought the United States was a free country, but I didn't expect to be sent off for a hat.'
According to the official website of St. Louis City SC, the use of unauthorized political banners, flags, images and slogans is prohibited inside the stadium. Security personnel must hide their hats from Wychell, leave them in the car, or leave them", he reportedly informed.
Weichel said "I'm not taking my hat off to anyone", and chose to leave voluntarily.
Some of the spectators booed, ridiculed, and cursed at him.
One of the security guards who guided the exit said "I'm a Trump supporter too, but I just follow the rules" and Wychel said "It's not his fault. This is the rule of the stadium."
Weitzel, who is a big fan of the St. Louis team enough to buy three years' worth of season tickets, said, `I wish the team well,' but `I don't want to give up what I like because of a small group of bigots.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
