A Man at a Trump Rally Was Caught on Video Swiping at a Woman's Face
He also hit two male protesters in the head.
By Jack Holmes
ABC News published video this evening of a man at a Donald Trump rally in Asheville, North Carolina, lashing out at three different protesters, including a woman. The protesters appeared to be towards the back of the arena, and before a member of the security team—whether it's Secret Service or private is unclear—could escort them out, the man engaged each of them physically:
The encounter was caught on camera by someone from across the room. The man first grabbed a male protester on the neck and torso, then appeared to hit him on the back of the head after he turned around. He then hit him again, high on the torso, before the protester was escorted out. Then, as another protester went by to leave, the man grabbed the back of his head with significant force. Finally, as the woman—who seemed to witness these prior acts—made her way out, she filmed the man in question on her cell phone. He appeared to try to grab at the phone, but in the the process took a swipe at her face. It's unclear if he made contact.
There's no word yet on the man's identity, or whether arrests have been made. This is just the latest instance of violence at Trump rallies over the course of this election cycle.
Jack Holmes Politics Editor Jack Holmes is the Politics Editor at Esquire.com, where he writes daily and edits the Politics Blog with Charles P Pierce.
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