Report: New York woman sues Mets for $2 million after being banned from wearing Trump MAGA hat at Citi Field

A New York woman is demanding $2 million in damages from the New York Mets The New York Post reported on Saturday that she said she was denied entry to Citi Field despite wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat.

Aura Moody filed a lawsuit earlier this month after telling the outlet that she was denied entry to Citi Field on August 14 after an employee told her she was not allowed to wear a hat bearing the former President Donald Trump’s Campaign.

“This country should be a beacon of freedom for all,” she told the Post.

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Moody said she attended the Mets' home game against the Oakland Athletics with several members of the Queens Village Republican Club. She and another member were told the hats were “too political” and were not allowed into the stadium at all, despite her invoking the First Amendment.

But Moody claimed that when she returned the hat to the car and finally reached her seat, she saw other white members of her group wearing MAGA clothing in the car.

Attendees wave their hats during a town hall event with former U.S. President Donald Trump and Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (not pictured) at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (Emily Elconin/Bloomberg)

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She accuses the baseball organization of “racial discrimination and political retaliation” as well as “defamation,” the Post reported, citing court documents.

The Mets did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment, but a spokesperson told The Post back in August that the employee was “mistaken regarding our dress code.”

The spokesman added that the Mets planned to reach out to Moody, apologize and invite her back to the stadium.

An aerial view of the field during the game between the New York Yankees and the New York Mets at Citi Field on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in New York. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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Earlier this week Arizona Cardinals apologized to a woman who was told she had to remove her MAGA hat before entering State Farm Stadium to attend Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Rams.

“In an isolated incident at Sunday's game, a member of stadium security misunderstood a policy on prohibited items. As with most venues, 'signs, posters, flags or displays that are … political in nature' are not permitted. However, this was not the case in this case. Going forward, we will work to provide clarity to all stadium employees in such situations. We have also reached out to the individual involved to let them know that their experience was not consistent with our policies and practices and to apologize,” the statement said.

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