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Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe said that he was fired from his job as a high school football coach following his protest at a local council meeting in California.
Last week, Kluwe spoke out against a nod to the MAGA slogan popularized by President Donald Trump being featured on a commemorative plaque outside Huntington Beach Central Library.
After the speech, which was widely shared on social media, Kluwe engaged in what he called the “time-honored American tradition of peaceful civil disobedience” – approaching the council members sitting in front of him before being restrained by police.
“Just got fired from being a freshman…
