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Journalist Detained for Booing Trump at 'Chicago' Premiere

4/5/2026

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Eugene Ramirez, a gay journalist, was briefly detained by security for booing President Donald Trump during the opening night of "Chicago" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Ramirez attended with friends and was removed by security after expressing dissent as President Donald Trump and Melania appeared.
He described the incident as an attempt to control the narrative around the president and said it undermined First Amendment rights.

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Eugene Ramirez, a gay journalist, was briefly detained by security for booing President Donald Trump during the opening night of "Chicago" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Ramirez attended with friends and was removed by security after expressing dissent as President Donald Trump and Melania appeared.
He described the incident as an attempt to control the narrative around the president and said it undermined First Amendment rights.