An individual allegedly took a teenager’s “Make America Great Again” hat, spit on it and threw it into traffic in Seattle, Washington earlier this week.
Ashton Hess, a 17-year-old high school student, was standing with his family outside a Starbucks when he had his hat was ripped from his head by a woman.
The woman proceeded to give his hat to a person with green hair who let out a cursing tirade and threw the hat into the street.
I wonder how many retweets I would have to get for @realDonaldTrump to send me a signed hat to replace mine that was taken, spat on, and thrown into the street after I was assaulted?@DonaldJTrumpJr @IvankaTrump @EricTrump @MELANIATRUMP @POTUS @FLOTUS https://t.co/r0ZmXGpNAj
— Ashton Hess (@HessAshton) July 20, 2018
The man can be heard yelling, “get the f**k out [of] this city,” and the woman said, “you’re not welcome here.”
Once they left, someone went to retrieve his hat and found the man had spit on it.
Ethan Jackson, someone who does not identify with either gender, has taken responsibility for the incident, and many have identified him as the perpetrator, although it has not been confirmed.
Just ripped a MAGA hat off some white kid and spit all over it n threw it in traffic n the whole time his mom n him just yelling “OMG THAT GUY TOOK MY HAT”and starting to tear up
— ✯ sweethan ✯ (@3thanshane) July 19, 2018
It’s me! https://t.co/96K1EKtNbF
— ✯ sweethan ✯ (@3thanshane) July 19, 2018
If you DONT remove MAGA hats on sight ur pretty much complicit
— ✯ sweethan ✯ (@3thanshane) July 19, 2018
This is not the first time a teenager wearing a MAGA hat has been targeted. A man in a Texas Whataburger snatched a teen’s hat, took it, and threw the man’s drink in his face. (RELATED: Random Stranger Takes Kid’s MAGA Hat, Then Tosses Drink On Him)