- A female member of the Gustavus College Republicans was verbally assaulted by a male student for wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat shortly before Monday night’s debate.
- According to a statement from the CRs, the male student had to be restrained at one point when he attempted to charge at the female student in fury.
- A report has been filed with campus security, and the college is currently investigating the altercation before deciding upon a response.
The incident took place on campus, right before the first presidential debate began, according to a press release put out by the Minnesota College Republicans.“No one deserves to feel unsafe for wearing a Trump hat, so it’s sad that it has to come to this.”
The victim of the assault has chosen to remain anonymous, saying that she feels unsafe and threatened, and has even resorted to asking campus security to escort her around the college.
While the perpetrator of the assault has not been publicly identified, he is reportedly a male student at Gustavus College.
“She was walking around bothering no one by wearing a Trump hat, she didn’t deserve this and there’s no way that this should’ve happened,” Minnesota Federation of College Republican Chair Amanda Peterson told Campus Reform.
“I wish this was a surprise to me, but it’s not, it’s no secret that college students with conservative leaning viewpoints aren’t strangers to this type of thing on campus.”"
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