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Wisconsin Hearing Disrupted by Provocative Hat Debate

5/9/2025

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Wisconsin state Rep. Ron Tusler abruptly halted an Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing after a witness sported a provocative hat reading “F--- Trump Viva Mexico.” Rep. Ryan Clancy condemned Tusler's decision to summon police instead of hearing testimony, while Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez defended the witness, asserting that the hat posed less disruption than law enforcement and highlighted the importance of First Amendment rights.

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Wisconsin state Rep. Ron Tusler abruptly halted an Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing after a witness sported a provocative hat reading “F--- Trump Viva Mexico.” Rep. Ryan Clancy condemned Tusler's decision to summon police instead of hearing testimony, while Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez defended the witness, asserting that the hat posed less disruption than law enforcement and highlighted the importance of First Amendment rights.