A Milwaukee Bar Will Close During the Republican National Convention to Avoid Trump Supporters | Eater Chicago

"An irreverent cocktail bar in Milwaukee announced it will close during the Republican National Convention (July 15–18), with owner Ricky Ramirez saying on Instagram that he won’t rent the space to the RNC and is open to private, non-political events instead. The decision prompted coordinated negative reviews on the bar’s social accounts from users in multiple states. Ramirez told Rolling Stone he usually doesn’t care who comes in but views the convention as celebrating values he opposes as a child of first-generation immigrants—citing nativist policies, racist conspiracy theories, and antagonism toward marginalized communities—and he also said he might act similarly if the Democratic convention were in town given his criticisms of U.S. policy in Gaza." - Ashok Selvam