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ICYMI: Ron Johnson Booed Out of Milwaukee Juneteenth Celebration

Ron Johnson’s politics are not for us

Over the weekend Ron Johnson had a disastrous visit to Milwaukee’s Juneteenth parade where he was confronted and booed by Wisconsinites for his failed attempts to block the holiday from becoming law, his “racist” and “unacceptable” comments that “he would have felt more threatened if Black Lives Matter protesters had stormed the Capitol” on January 6th, and long standing refusal to find solutions to the issues that impact Black Wisconsinites:

WISN: Sen. Ron Johnson booed at Milwaukee’s Juneteenth celebration…Johnson arrived just days after withdrawing his objection to mark June 19 as a federal holiday over objections to the price tag. 

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Ron Johnson made an appearance at Milwaukee’s Juneteenth Day celebration. It didn’t go well…One attendee, Robert Agnew, said he thought the reason for the response to the senator was simple. ‘Ron Johnson’s politics are not for us,’ he said.”

The Washington Post: ‘We don’t want you here’: Sen. Ron Johnson is booed at Milwaukee’s Juneteenth celebration: Sen. Ron Johnson was booed at Milwaukee’s Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, with some members of the crowd yelling at the Wisconsin Republican: “We don’t want you here.”

WTMJ: Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson booed at Juneteenth Day event: U.S. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson from Wisconsin joined in a Juneteenth Day celebration in his home state only to see his speech drowned out by a chorus of boos. Johnson made an appearance Saturday at a Republican Party booth in Milwaukee, where he drew a growing crowd once people recognized him.

Slate: Watch: Crowd Boos Sen. Ron Johnson at Milwaukee Juneteenth Celebration: When Sen. Ron Johnson made an appearance at a Juneteenth Day celebration in Milwaukee on Saturday it seemed clear some were not happy to see him…When Johnson left people kept heckling him and continued to yell and boo as he went around the event.

Newsweek: Ron Johnson, Who Fought Juneteenth as Holiday, Booed at Celebration of It in Milwaukee

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