A New York Republican and Trump diehard claims she was barred from entering Citi Field until she took off her “Make America Great Again” hat, a decision the organization claimed was a mistake.
Aura Moody and her friend Taisha were both wearing MAGA hats when they arrived at the venue for the Mets game Wednesday night, along with other members of the Queens Village Republican Club.
They had just made it past security when a Citi Field staffer told them they were not allowed inside with their Trump gear on, she said.
Audra Moody, 64, claims that she was made to remove her MAGA hat at Citi Field on Wednesday. Aura Moody (right) is a member of the Queens Village Republican Club. She is pictured here with Curtis Sliwa. Facebook/Queens Village Republican Club, Inc.
“The United States of America is no longer the vehicle of freedom and tolerance. I am living under a communist regime where our freedoms are trampled upon…that was the first thought that came to my mind,” Moody, 64, told The Post of her shock at being asked to remove her hat.
Moody said she tried to invoke her First Amendment rights multiple times but was told