Massachusetts Town Official Fired for Ordering Removal of Trump Flag from Police Gym

A Massachusetts town will hold a hearing Monday to determine whether its administrator will be fired after a dispute between himself and the local police department over a Trump flag, according to local reports. The administrator’s attorney told Fox that he has already been fired.

In January, West Boylston Police Chief Dennis Minnich was giving a tour of the department when town administrator James Ryan apparently spotted a Trump flag in the police gym, which is private, and ordered Minnich to remove it the next day, FOX 25 Boston reported.

Ryan said the flag was a civil rights violation and told Minnich to send it to his office, according to FOX 25.

The chief claims Ryan then discreetly sent another employee to the police department after hours to see if the flag had been removed. That employee discovered that a new Trump flag had replaced the old one, FOX 25 reported.

Minnich took both flags down but has since filed a complaint against Ryan, who reportedly faces termination after the dispute.

Ryan's attorney, John Clifford, was not immediately available for comment, but Clifford confirmed to FOX 25 that the West Boylston Select Board decided to terminate Ryan. Fox News Digital reached out to the West Boylston Select Board.

"As absurd as these allegations are, the Select Board has decided to terminate Mr. Ryan based solely on Chief Minnich’s allegations," Clifford told the outlet in a statement. "It is not a hearing, as the outcome is a foregone conclusion."