India, Feb. 20 -- Chris Kluwe, the former NFL punter, was arrested on Tuesday while protesting a 'MAGA' sign at a city council meeting in Huntington Beach, California.

The 43-year-old, speaking at the meeting south of Los Angeles, protested the council's decision to put up a plaque at the local library. The plaque featured the acronym 'MAGA,' which Kluwe saw as a "propaganda statement" linked to President Donald Trump's campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again."

Kluwe, an eight-year veteran of the Minnesota Vikings (2005-2012), addressed the seven-member city council, expressing his views on what he thinks the MAGA movement represents. He then stepped forward toward the council, leading to his arrest.

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