Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) claimed he was punched in the face by Christian Joel Young during a racist assault while he attended the Sundance Film Festival in Utah Friday night.
Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) claimed he was punched in the face during a racist assault while he attended the Sundance Film Festival in Utah Friday night.
Frost, the first Gen. Z member of Congress, alleged that a drunk man attacked him and spewed hateful comments about him and his friend’s race during the private party.
“Last night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face. He was heard screaming racist remarks as he drunkenly ran off,” Frost wrote on X Saturday evening.
“The individual was arrested and I am okay. Thank you to the venue security and Park City PD for assistance on this incident.”
Frost, 29, was at the invite-only party which was organized by talent agency Creative Artist Agency (CAA) at the High West Distillery in Park City, Utah, when 28-year-old Christian Joel Young snuck into the business, according to Fox 13 Salt Lake City.
Young is accused of walking up to Frost and a friend and confronting the pair before he launched into his alleged racist attack.
“We are going to deport you and your kind,” Young allegedly said while hugging Frost, the outlet reported, citing police.
Frost and his friend pushed back on Young before the unwanted guest allegedly shouted a racial slur and struck the congressman in the face before running off, according to the outlet.
