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Residents tell McMinnville board Park Theater volunteers asked patrons to remove Trump-branded hats; manager cites nonpartisan volunteer policy

McMinnville City Council and Committees · November 25, 2024
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Summary

Several residents and board members told the council the Park Theater asked patrons wearing Trump-branded hats to remove them while volunteering; theater management said volunteers are asked to present a nonpartisan image and that the assistant manager acted politely.

At a McMinnville board session, multiple residents and board members described incidents at the Park Theater in which volunteers or staff asked patrons to remove political headwear. The complaints named a volunteer pastor (recorded in the transcript with inconsistent spelling) and said Judge Ryan Moore and other patrons were told to remove Trump-branded hats on entry and were offended.

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