Bloodied Trump Fan Pulls AR-Style Rifle in Anti-MAGA Clash at ‘Hands Off' Rally
A Trump supporter brandished an AR-style rifle during a clash with an anti-Trump protestor at a 'Hands Off' rally in Indiana on Saturday.
In several social media clips, a man clad in a grey MAGA hoodie and white hat appears to exit his vehicle to confront another man in a crowd chanting, 'Protect the Constitution!'
As spectators and the Trump fan's passengers—one identifying themselves as his wife—filmed the standoff, others attempted to pull the men apart. Unrelenting, the two men continued to scream in each other's faces until the Trump supporter suffered a headbutt to the nose.
Backing away after the hit, the Trump fan pulled an AR-style rifle from his car and went back to confront the man. He tells passengers to call 911 as he touches his bleeding nose.
Clips of the bust-up ignited a flood of social media comments on X as users took sides.
'Felony menacing right there. Clear as day,' one wrote.
Another added, 'He was assaulted. He would have had every right to …'
The Journal & Courier reported that the Trump fan brandishing the AR-style rifle was arrested and later released after police determined he acted in self-defense.
According to eyewitnesses, the man became enraged after he was blocked from turning at an intersection by a crowd of protestors. It was at that moment that he jumped out of his car and went to confront the protestors, the Journal & Courier reported.
The Lafayette, Indiana, protest was one of thousands of anti-Trump protests held across the United States and Europe as part of the 'Hands Off! Mass Mobilization' movement, Reuters reported.
The protests are calling for a stop to President Donald Trump's massive government overhaul, directed by Elon Musk's DOGE, which has left thousands of federal workers out of work, reported Reuters.
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