A Queens woman is taking legal action against the New York Mets, demanding $2 million in damages after she claims she was denied entry to Citi Field for wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, citing emotional distress and violation of her free speech rights, the New York Post reports.

Aura Moody, 64, a social worker from Saint Albans, Queens, filed the lawsuit in Brooklyn Federal Court on September 6. Moody, who is representing herself, claims the Mets’ actions amounted to “racial discrimination and political retaliation” and caused her “reputational harm.

“This country is supposed to be the beacon of freedom for all,” Moody told The Post.

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