Ron Johnson Booed At Wisconsin Juneteenth Event

The Hill reports:

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) was met with boos while attending a Juneteenth celebration on Saturday in Milwaukee, Wisc., WDJT reported. The Republican senator was heckled by crowd members while speaking to reporters.

The resistance to Johnson comes after the lawmaker issued a statement objecting to making Juneteenth a nationally recognized holiday earlier this week. However, the senator later dropped his objection.

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Ron Johnson heckled, booed at Juneteenth celebration in Wisconsin: “We don’t need you out here” https://t.co/e4pd76DVYr pic.twitter.com/JF2NgDnZfc

— The Hill (@thehill) June 20, 2021

Other reporters and I were interviewing @RonJohnsonWI at Milwaukee’s #Juneteenth celebration when a crowd booed Johnson. As the media availability ended, people continued expressing disapproval when he left. This continued as he made his way through the event. pic.twitter.com/NNhs3BJ33s

— Victor Jacobo (@victorjacobo_) June 19, 2021