A retired New York City police officer claims he was assaulted when a woman mistook the hat he was wearing for a “Make America Great Again” cap.
Daniel Sprague, who was celebrating his birthday at a Tennessee bar last week with his wife, was sporting a red hat that read, “Make Fifty Great Again,” when a woman allegedly approached him and swung him around before punching him in the face. In addition to the hat, he was also wearing a shirt that said, “Making America Great since 1970.”
NYC Council member Joe Borelli, a friend of the former law enforcement officer, posted a photo of Sprague wearing the hat, which was a birthday gift, in the aftermath of the attack. In it, he can be seen with a bruise on his upper cheek and blood running down his face.
In @realDonaldTrump derangement syndrome news:
Meet my pal Danny. He’s a retired #NYPD, & a pillar of our community
Goes to #Nashville to celebrate his 50th. Wears a “Make Fifty Great Again” Hat
A woman punches him (she thinks it’s a MAGA hat) & flees the scene
This is 2020 pic.twitter.com/iiZqpblJha
— Joe Borelli (@JoeBorelliNYC) February 10, 2020
“I would assume that she had, you know, a ring or she maybe even had a set of keys or something to get it, because it is pretty deep and it goes to the bone,” Sprague said.
Sprague filed a report with the police, and he plans on pressing charges if they arrest the perpetrator.
