Steven Bourasa, the MAGA-hat wearing Republican who was at the center of a controversy earlier this week, told Newsmax on Friday that the progressive left has actually “hijacked” the LGBTQ movement and distorted President Donald Trump’s policies.

Bourasa made headlines this week when he wore his MAGA hat to an LGBTQ+ venue in Sacramento, California, an event that led to the establishment’s owner banning MAGA attire but not all political attire.

Bourasa said he “absolutely” agreed that the moves Trump has made to put an end to the gender transitioning of children, for example, have led to fearmongering by the radical left, he said on “Rob Schmitt Tonight.”

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