Two people in Portland were charged with assault after they allegedly assaulted a man wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat.
Adebisi Okuneye, 23, and Leopold Hauser, 22, appeared in court Monday on third-degree assault charges after they punched Luke Lenzner in a bar for wearing the hat supportive of President Trump, according to the Oregonian.
Hauser admitted to Portland police the pair were “mean mugging” because of the political statement of the “MAGA” hat. “Arms were flying everywhere,” Hauser added.
Okuneye said Lenzner had come up to her and said, “(expletive), do you like my hat?” An argument then commenced, which culminated with punches being thrown. Hauser and Okuneye are set to be indicted on Sept. 6.
Video before the altercation shows Lenzner was being aggressive with patrons at another bar before the fight with Hauser and Okuneye.
“The second I locked eyes with him there was no doubt in my mind he was looking for a fight,” said Michael Radosevich, one of the patrons. Lenzer appeared to be encouraging a fight in the video shouting, “Come outside and see what happens.”
“No one wants to fight,” Radosevich said before Lenzner left.
