While celebrating his birthday, Retired NYPD Detective Daniel Sprague found himself face to face with a woman who punched him in the face because she did not like his red “Make Fifty Great Again” hat.
Sprague had acquired the hat from his wife as a birthday gift, and had coupled it with a shirt that had the American flag printed on it, along with the slogan “Making America Great Since 1970.”
Sprague was at The Stage on Broadway when the woman accosted him and delivered a punch.
“I was outside with my friends when someone grabbed me from behind, spun me around, and punched me in the face.
At first I thought it was a friend until I got hit. I couldn’t believe someone could get that upset.” The New York Post reported that Sprague and the woman were expelled from the property.
And Sprague never had a chance to call the police. He subsequently reported the incident to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, saying,
