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Professional Sports Team Sued For $2 Million Over Alleged MAGA Hat Ban * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle


Professional Sports Team Sued For $2 Million Over Alleged MAGA Hat Ban * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle

The New York Mets and Citi Field have been sued for $2 million in damages for allegedly banning a woman from the stadium unless she removed her MAGA hat.

Aura Moody, a Republican from Saint Albans, Queens, said the ban violated her freedom of speech and caused her "emotional distress."

"This country is supposed to be the beacon of freedom for all," Moody told the New York Post.

She's accusing the Mets of "racial discrimination and political retaliation" and "reputational harm."

Moody, a social worker and mother of two, said she and her friend were wearing MAGA hats when they arrived at Citi Field on Aug. 14 for a Mets-Oakland A's game.

They were with eight other members of the Queens Village Republican Club.

They had just made it past security when a Citi Field staffer told them they were not allowed inside with their Trump gear on, she said.

Moody said she tried to invoke her First Amendment rights multiple times but was told by the staffer that the MAGA cap was "too political" and she needed to take it off.

Moody and her pal -- who are both on the board of the club -- only agreed to take their hats off because they were worried about inconveniencing the rest of their group, who were already in their seats.

In a separate piece, a pair of New York Post reporters tested their treatment at Citi Field if they wore attire supporting President Trump or Kamala Harris.

Many staffers who bleed blue and orange were thrilled to see MAGA red.

"Ayy, make America great again! I love it!" one security guard told the Trump-garbed scribe at the stadium entrance before letting her skip the process of having her bag checked.

The Harris-dressed reporter received a chillier welcome, with security saying he would have to leave his backpack at a mobile locker outside before entering the stadium.

Other staffers throughout the ballpark gave positive, unprompted comments about the bright red political symbolism.

"Oh, a Trump supporter? Don't worry, me too," a young concessionaire said, before handing over a generous pile of french fries and a hot dog.

Not everyone, however, was thrilled by the purported Trumper.

"The political apparel's acceptance was an about-face from just a few weeks prior, when Trump diehard Aura Moody, 64, claimed she and a friend weren't allowed to enter the ballpark with their MAGA hats," the New York Post noted.

"A Mets employee was mistaken about our attire policy," the team said in August, according to the outlet.

The lawsuit follows the NFL's Arizona Cardinals apologizing to a fan due to an incident at State Farm Stadium that led her to tossing her MAGA hat into the garbage.

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