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 named, was arrested on Tuesday in suburban Seattle after she allegedly approached MAGA voters Gina Powell and Mary Jennings to ask them why they would support Trump, given the color of their skin.
‘I approached her, and I said I want to know why you’re voting for Trump. That’s the only thing. And. And I said because you’re brown-skinned,’ the octogenarian told police, according to KOMO News.
The woman has not been charged but a judge found probable cause for a hate crime offense, as well as two counts of fourth-degree assault.
A white woman has been charged with a hate crime after she attacked 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 fellow supporters of the Republican on a corner in Edmonds when the woman approached them.
‘I was just shocked at just the presence of mind, and she made it very clear it was my skin color,’ Powell said.
‘And that’s when she shoved me, pushed me back, and I said don’t touch me. And then not even a second, she just popped me right in my chin.’
Powell told 770 KTTH the woman was particularly upset at her shirt, which read: ‘Pro-God, pro-guns, pro-life, pro-Trump.’
Marry Jennings, left, and Gina Powell, right , were campaigning for Trump ahead of the election
The arrested woman told police her response was to push Powell away and admitted she put her hand on her chin and pushed on her shoulder, but insisted it ‘wasn’t hard.’
Jennings then stepped in to separate the women, and says the white liberal ended up punching her too.
‘I said you have no right to touch anyone, and she goes all I did was all it was barely like this, and she punched me,’ Jennings said.
‘But she connected, and you know, it slammed my jaw shut,’ Jennings said.
‘I said you have no right to touch anyone, and she goes all I did was all it was barely like this, and she punched me,’ Jennings said
An emotional Powell said she has not been able to work yet and is still in shock
Bodycam footage captured the moments after the altercation as police arrived on the scene and the accused woman explained herself.
It shows the white-haired woman being handcuffed as she’s led into a police car
Powell and Jennings say they are physically okay after the altercation but the experience has been emotional] for them.
An emotional Powell said she has not been able to work yet and is still in shock.
Powell and Jennings are part of a surge of Latino voters who got behind Trump in the 2024 election race.
Trump enjoyed a 14 percent surge in Hispanic support compared to his 2020 election run, which he lost to Joe Biden.
Latino voters have long been seen as more likely to vote Democrat, but have begun moving rightwards in recent elections.
Many of those voters share widespread concerns about immigration and inflation.
Others were also upset at Kamala Harris and Joe Biden’s insistence on using the progressive term ‘Latinx’ to describe them, recent reports suggest.
