ColoradoGirl73
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The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
I was very upset because she said to the man who assaulted me, I'm so sorry for this.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
oh no it's so beautiful and i love to hike and ski and i'm an outdoor girl you know and i want clean air and clean water like the rest of the world yeah liberals think they just own that but we love we want it too and clean food movement yeah i didn't mean to interrupt you there but i just wanted to get that question in from the chat i love interacting with the live chat so um if anyone else has good questions just uh send them my way and
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
So I'm trying to give her the benefit of the doubt and what her mindset was. And she knew a little bit more history about some of the people involved than I did. And she called the police and they are trained to deescalate and step away. So I will give her the benefit of the doubt for that part. After the police came and had control of the situation, she never came up to me.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
She never said, I'm so sorry. Are you OK? Like, you know, even woman to woman. So I'm still disappointed in that. But yes, the rec center did call me on Monday and I expressed my my views on that. And they are striving to ensure that the rec center is a safe environment for everybody. And I will give them credit that they strongly believe this is a public gym and everybody
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
should feel safe no matter their background, views, opinions, thoughts, political views. Yeah, so they are working on doing that.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
Yes. Actually, now I remember. Yes. About five people came up to me. Three ladies. One lady gave me a big hug. Everybody was supportive. A guy. And one lady came up to me and said, I can't stand Trump. But what that man did, he had no right.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
Well, I don't. Other than, I mean, Durango, there's a lot of people that are unhinged. I have Democrat friends. We don't talk about politics. Maybe sometimes we do. But I sent you a text of a screenshot of a woman that's a liberal woman in the area that said, well, he could have raped her, but he didn't.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
Yeah. She was equating that Trump was accused of sexual assault and therefore I deserved it. I deserve, I could have deserved to be raped was what she was implying.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
Absolutely. I mean, this is a progressive area. So they wear the progressive trans flags. They wear the Ruth Bader Ginsburg, lots of pro-choice. I never say anything to them. I wouldn't dream of it. They have the right to wear that. Of course, lots of Biden-Harris.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
But they absolutely have the right to wear that and peacefully wear it, respectfully. And I would give that to them and I would expect the same back from me.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
I told both the police chief and the rec center I will continue to wear it. I'm not wearing it to instigate. I'm wearing it because I passionately believe in making America healthy again. One, not just my breast cancer. I am so healthy and crunchy, I would make a hippie blush. Like, I'm that person. I'm that annoying, healthy friend. Like, I throw the stats at them.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
So, I mean, it is something I genuinely believe in. So, no, I and also you can't back down just because something happened. Then then they went all over again. So I I let them know. And they both both the police department and the rec center said you have every right to wear that hat and you have every right to feel safe while you're wearing that hat. It is not obscenity.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
It doesn't violate the First Amendment. So they understood my stance on that and backed me up. And yes, the rec center is doing a full investigation as well as the police. They are taking this very seriously.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
Yeah, so they scoured my social media looking for any post in which they can imply that I deserve this. And I did one time wear a post-regeneration t-shirt to the gym. And I tweeted that I wore this today, got some apoplectic looks or something like that. And I loved it. I didn't love it.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
necessarily for the apoplectic looks i loved it that we need to have other views around each other you know other people need to realize there are people in your community that don't think like you and that's okay we can all get along peacefully right that's why i loved it was it made them think outside their box outside of their bubble outside of their tribalism outside of their cult Right.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
You know, so I pushed that a little bit. Yeah, he did not, you know, the article did said nothing about the guy who assaulted me. So no hit job on him. You know, it did not talk about the woman who said I should have been raped, which I consider a dog whistle. you know, like, let's tone down the violent threats.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
Exactly. And no other opinions are allowed.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
Wear it. We have to wear it. We have to know that We have a diverse community. Diversity means there's political views you might not like or agree with. And we need to stand strong together and be tolerant of each other's views.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
Thank you so much for reaching out and inviting me.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
Yeah, that's a great point. And one thing I want to take, I want to mention is I've been wearing this hat since July, the first assassination attempt on Trump. And I did it for a couple of reasons, because if we're to the point that we can't even have conversations anymore and they try to assassinate now President Trump, like
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
We need to start exposing that there are other political beliefs in your area, in your community. So I started wearing it in July. Nobody has ever said anything to my face. I'm not an instigator. I go. I do my workout. I'm nice. I'm friendly. People work in. No problem. Plenty of dirty looks, plenty of snickers, but nobody has ever said anything to my face.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
So I am passionate about Make America Healthy Again because I believe the combination of Secretary Kennedy and President Trump is the change disruptors we need to massively overhaul our healthcare system. I was diagnosed with breast cancer last month and I had a lumpectomy. This was literally my first workout after having surgery. And when you get the cancer diagnosis, you go into fight mode.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
And I, I have been in fight mode. Like I need to kick cancer's butt. And, um, So this was my first workout to like, you know, kind of this surgeon cleared me like unwind, clear my head like, OK, this is normal. Like, I usually come to the gym. I did not know it was going to be special in a very different way.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
But if I just want to run into a store real quick and not have any hassles, then I probably won't wear it.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
We actually had a conversation before. And he was wearing an Oregon microbrewery T-shirt. My parents are from Oregon. I'm like, oh, my parents are from Oregon. Trying to chat with him. I knew he hated my hat. I was friendly. And it was a cordial conversation. And we, you know, exchanged niceties for like a minute. And he walked away. And that was it. You know, nothing more of it.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
So, yes, I have met him before. What was your other question?
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
Nobody has ever said a word to my face. Nobody since July 13th.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
Yes. So I am at the gym. It's like an open window. I'm leaning in it. On the other side is the track. You can walk around. On the inside is where most people stretch. So he's on the track side. And I'm leaning forward. And I have pretty good situational awareness. I'm actually a veteran. Like, I always know my surroundings. This guy came out of nowhere.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
And I mean, like, boom, four inches from my face. And he wasn't just yelling, like, I don't like your hat, lady. It was rage screaming. You're in heaven, baby. Go to Russia. I mean, it was crazy. And they would back up and puff up and be like, and then come back in. Like this was not a normal, I don't like your hat. It was- insane.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
It is. And I stood my ground and I'm like, okay, here we go. I guess this is what I'm doing today. And gave it right back at him. And maybe that made him madder because he thought I was going to go cry in the fetal position. I'm not sure.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
But, no, I was like, no, Trump's not a racist. No, I'm not an insurrectionist. No, I don't love Putin. And I'm yelling at him. I'm not cussing. I'm proud of myself for not cussing. Thank you, Lord. So, yeah, it was intense. It wasn't just he didn't like my hat and he, like, yelled at me.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
You know, I was in such a mode of like fight mode, I guess, or defense mode. And a lot of people worked out with the AirPods on, right? So they maybe didn't hear it. So there were some people around me. Nobody came to my defense. Again, I'll try to give them the benefit of the doubt. They had their AirPods on.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
But when that area, when the confrontation kind of ended on that area, and I can't remember who left first. But we both kind of went our separate ways at first. And then as he he may have walked by first. And that's when the two people clapped. And one of them, I believe, is a spin instructor. And then the other one is an older woman. And they clap for him.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
Yes. I don't know his employment status. I don't know if he's 10 or 9 or W2, but yes, he does teach a spring class. Yeah. He clapped. I turned around so fast. Like you clap for men that hit women. And he was like, I don't think they expect me to turn around. And I was just like, oh my God. But at this point, nobody's coming to my defense. People are clapping. There's an unhinged liberal.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
And I go to two good Samaritans who came to my aid. And I wish I hadn't at this point. I wish I would have just had the forethought to go downstairs to the front desk. I didn't. I, you know, I knew they would defend me because they were men and they did.
The Dan Bongino Show
Nightly Scroll - Woman Berated Over MAHA Hat in Gym Incident Speaks Out!
Well, so when I first went to one of the gentlemen to help me, the guy followed me and then called him an effing thug. Screamed it. Scream raged. Yeah. So that set that in motion. Then he actually, I believe, is the one that went down to the front desk and got somebody. She called the police. She came up, the manager at the rec center that day, and she was on the stairs.