Chris Kluwe, a former NFL punter arrested during a Huntington Beach, California, City Council meeting, said Wednesday that he wants other officials to “start participating in civil disobedience.”
The NFL veteran spoke against a plaque with a “maga” acronym that was placed outside the city’s library for his 50 -year anniversary. The plaque will have the words “magical”, “enticing”, “galvanizing” and “adventurous” next to each other. It will also read, “Through hope and change, our nation has built back better to the golden era of doing America well again!”
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Former Minnesota Vikings NFL player Chris Kluwe joins a small group of protesters outside the Pelican Hill Country Club, where the then Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to attend a lunch-Fundraiser, in Newport Beach, California, October 9, 2017 . (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
The ex-NFL player then performed his “peaceful civil disobedience” as he rushed to the council members before being arrested and performed by police officers. He was later charged with disturbing an assembly.
Kluwe has been a long -standing critic of President Donald Trump and compared the “Make America Great Again” campaign with a “Nazi movement.” He told the daily pilot on Wednesday that he wanted other “democratic elected officials” to follow him.
“I want our elected democratic officials to start engaging in civil disobedience,” he told the business. “People need to be aware that what’s going on with this administration leads us down a real dark path. Right now no one willing to step up and do it. So if I want to ask them to do it, so I must be willing to do so too.
Ex-NFL Punter Chris Kluwe protests during the Huntington Beach City Council meeting. (City of Huntington Beach)
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Kluwe added criticism of council members.
“People are talking because it’s the American thing to do,” he said. “You are a public citizen, your voice needs to be heard. But it is very disappointing when your chosen officials are not listening to your voice …
“It’s deeply U -American to do what this advice does, and I think there are many people in this community who get it. At a very visceral level, what we see is not how America should work. “
Minnesota Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe, #5, goes off the field after the game against Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium. (Thomas Campbell-usa Today Sports)
Gracey van der Mark, a city councilor and former Huntington Beach Mayor, defended the “beautiful conservative city” and said Kluwe got his “five minutes of fame.”
