Ron Johnson booed and heckled at Milwaukee Juneteenth event after delaying bill making it federal...

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson was booed and heckled at an event commemorating Juneteenth after he delayed the Senate bill making it a federal holiday.

Mr Johnson was heckled by event attendees as he spoke to reporters about why he initially tried to block the Senate bill.

“We don’t need you out here,” one person can be heard saying in a video from the scene.

While the Republican senator said he thinks Juneteenth is “a day to celebrate”, he didn't think it was right to add another paid day off for federal employees at the expense of taxpayers.