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Man confronts teen wearing MAGA hat; throws coke in teen’s face and takes hat away

Police are investigating the “verbal abuse” of a 16-year-old boy allegedly assaulted at a Whataburger for wearing one of President Trump’s red “Make America Great Again” caps.

A video posted on Twitter shows a man throwing a drink in the face of 16-year-old Hunter Richard. The is heard telling the teenager, “you ain’t supporting s***.”

So went out for a 2am snack and my friend (wearing a MAGA hat) had his hat stolen and a drink thrown in his face (and mine, you can see my arms on the left of the video) pic.twitter.com/B3QjBFIxPk

— Brax (@brxpug) July 4, 2018

Newsweek reports Hunter was having a meal with friends at a Whataburger in Thousands Oaks when he was confronted for wearing the iconic cap. The clip shows the suspect walking off with the red cap.

Hunter spoke with News 4 San Antonio. The teenager said he supports President Trump and those who don’t like it should “have a conversation about it instead of ripping my hat off.”

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