A white woman was filmed being arrested for a hate crime after she allegedly assaulted two Hispanic women for supporting Donald Trump.
The 82-year-old woman, who has not been identified, was arrested Tuesday in suburban Seattle after she allegedly approached MAGA voters Gina Powell and Mary Jennings to ask them why they would support Trump, given their color. of your skin.
“I approached her and told her I wanted to know why you are voting for Trump. That’s the only thing. And. And I said because you are dark,’ the octogenarian told the police, according to KOMO News.
The woman has not been charged, but a judge found probable cause for a hate crime, as well as two counts of fourth-degree assault.
A white woman has been charged with a hate crime after attacking two Hispanic women who were showing support for Donald Trump, according to police.
Powell and Jennings say they were waving Trump flags with a group of Trump supporters on a street corner in Edmonds when the woman approached them.
“I was surprised by her presence of mind and she made it very clear that it was my skin color,” Powell said.
And that’s when she pushed me, pushed me back and I told her not to touch me. And then, in less than a second, he hit me on the chin.
Powell told 770 KTTH that the woman was particularly upset by his T-shirt, which read: “Pro-God, pro-gun, pro-life, pro-Trump.”
Marry Jennings, left, and Gina Powell, right, were campaigning for Trump before the election.
The arrested woman told police her response was to push Powell and admitted she put her hand on her chin and pushed his shoulder, but insisted it “wasn’t difficult.”
Jennings then intervened to separate the women and says the white liberal ended up hitting her too.
“I said you have no right to touch anyone, and she said all I did was barely be like that, and she hit me,” Jennings said.
“But she connected, and you know, she slammed my jaw shut,” Jennings said.
“I said you have no right to touch anyone, and she said all I did was barely be like that, and she hit me,” Jennings said.
An emotional Powell said she hasn’t been able to work yet and is still in shock.
Body camera footage captured the moments after the altercation when police arrived at the scene and the accused woman explained herself.
It shows the white-haired woman in handcuffs being led to a police car.
Powell and Jennings say they are physically fine after the altercation, but the experience has been emotional for them.
An emotional Powell said she hasn’t been able to work yet and is still in shock.
Powell and Jennings are part of a wave of Latino voters who supported Trump in the 2024 race.
Trump enjoyed a 14 percent increase in Hispanic support compared to his 2020 election campaign, which he lost to Joe Biden.
Latino voters have long been considered more likely to vote Democratic, but they have begun to move to the right in recent elections.
Many of those voters share widespread concerns about immigration and inflation.
Others were also upset by Kamala Harris and Joe Biden’s insistence on using the progressive term ‘Latinx’ to describe them, recent reports suggest.