{"id":2408369,"date":"2025-03-01T13:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T18:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hating-ex-nfl-player-fired-after-unhinged-rant-ended-in-arrest\/"},"modified":"2025-03-01T14:00:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:00:23","slug":"trump-hating-ex-nfl-player-fired-after-unhinged-rant-ended-in-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hating-ex-nfl-player-fired-after-unhinged-rant-ended-in-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump-Hating Ex-NFL Player Fired After Unhinged Rant Ended in Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-hating-ex-nfl-player-fired-after-unhinged-rant-ended-in-arrest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2408369&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Chris Kluwe,\u200d a former punter for the Minnesota Vikings, was recently fired from his position as a freshman football coach at Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California, following \u2064his arrest at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayor-of-charlottesville-pens-vulgar-poem-likening-city-to-rapist\/\" title=\"Mayor Of Charlottesville Pens Vulgar Poem Likening City To Rapist\">city council meeting<\/a>. Kluwe attended the meeting on February\u2064 18 to protest a &#8220;MAGA&#8221; plaque being placed at \u200bthe local library, which commemorated \u200dits 50th anniversary. He criticized the MAGA movement, \u2062calling \u200bit a &#8220;Nazi movement,&#8221; and advocated for &#8220;civil disobedience.&#8221; His outspoken behavior led to his arrest after he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">approached\u2064 city council members<\/a> during the protest.<\/p>\n<p>Following\u2063 the incident,\u200c school officials informed \u2064Kluwe that his actions\u200d had attracted too much attention, and they felt it was best for him to be\u2062 let go. They offered him the option to resign, but he refused.Kluwe stated his goal was to raise awareness\u200b about the actions and implications of the \u2064MAGA movement on\u200b the \u200bcommunity, emphasizing that such actions detract from the resources available for local youth. He maintained that he \u200breceived mixed feedback\u200c about his protest but did \u2064not receive a clear reason for his termination from the school.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Retired Minnesota Vikings punter and MAGA critic Chris Kluwe said his employer fired him Thursday after police arrested him at a city council meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Kluwe, 43, coached at Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/news\/chris-kluwe-fired-maga-huntington-beach-city-council\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox 11 Los Angeles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the Hunting Beach City Council meeting on Feb. 18, Kluwe protested a city-approved &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-al-pacino-just-join-maga-dramatic-pro-trump-video-everyone-talking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MAGA<\/a>&rdquo; plaque to be placed at the public library honoring its 50th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The plaque read &ldquo;Magical Alluring Galvanizing Adventurous.&rdquo; It also read, &ldquo;&rdquo;Through hope and change, our nation has built back better to the golden age of Making America Great Again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former Vikings punter Chris Kluwe was arrested at a City Council Meeting in Huntington Beach, CA.<\/p>\n<p>He came to protest against a MAGA sign and called MAGA a &ldquo;Nazi movement.&ldquo; He then called for &ldquo;civil disobedience&rdquo; before walking up to the council members where he was arrested. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ReGMgEWVl8\">pic.twitter.com\/ReGMgEWVl8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1892369565163704700?\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;MAGA is profoundly corrupt, unmistakably anti-democracy, and most importantly, MAGA is explicitly a Nazi movement,&rdquo; Kluwe said at the meeting, amid audience applause. &ldquo;You may have replaced a swastika with a red hat, but that is what it is.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will now engage in the time-honored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/modern-bond-girl-rips-idea-woke-007-recast-just-respect-tradition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American tradition<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuban-protesters-on-hunger-strike-after-mass-sham-trial\/\" title=\"Cuban Protesters on Hunger Strike After Mass Sham Trial\">peaceful civil disobedience<\/a>,&rdquo; Kluwe said.<\/p>\n<p>Kluwe then rushed from the podium toward the city council members, prompting officers to arrest him.<\/p>\n<p>His intent was reportedly to sit on the floor in protest, according to Fox 11 Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former NFL punter protested Trump &amp; MAGA movement&mdash;now he&rsquo;s been fired from high school coaching job.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Kluwe was fired as freshman football coach at Edison High in Huntington Beach for &ldquo;getting too much attention.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He spoke at city council meeting criticizing MAGA and was&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zpuDNYzDTf\">pic.twitter.com\/zpuDNYzDTf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LongTime&#129299;FirstTime&#128104;&zwj;&#128187; (@LongTimeHistory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LongTimeHistory\/status\/1895853431216013542?\">March 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kluwe, who had coached freshman football at Edison for five years, said school officials spoke to him Thursday after the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And they said &hellip; &lsquo;Based on what&rsquo;s going on we just feel it&rsquo;s too much attention and we have to let you go,&rsquo;&rdquo; Kluwe told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2025\/02\/27\/chris-kluwe-says-he-was-fired-from-edison-high-school-football-coaching-job-following-maga-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Orange County Register<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The officials gave Kluwe the opportunity to resign, but he refused.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wanted people to see what MAGA actually means for a community and that this will not make our community better, it&rsquo;s taking away a resource from the kids,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-school-board-actually-runs-angry-parents-caught-letting-5-year-olds-see-bondage-gear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School officials<\/a> reportedly did not respond to The Orange County Register&rsquo;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to scream and yell, but yeah, basically them saying that they had gotten messages of both against me as well as supporting me,&rdquo; Kluwe said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/2025\/02\/28\/chris-kluwe-fired-maga-protest-arrest\/80846636007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Didn&rsquo;t give me any reason (for being fired) other than the school was getting too much attention.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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Kluwe, 43, had been coaching freshman football at Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California. During the February 18 meeting, he protested against a plaque honoring the MAGA movement that was to be placed at the public library for its 50th anniversary. The plaque included phrases like &#8220;Magical Alluring Galvanizing Adventurous&#8221; and referenced &#8220;Making America Great Again.&#8221; Kluwe labeled MAGA as a &#8220;Nazi movement&#8221; during his speech and called for civil disobedience before approaching council members, which led to his arrest. Following this incident, school officials informed him that they felt he was attracting too much attention and offered him the chance to resign; however, he declined. 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