At least two Trump supporters have been attacked this month for their political beliefs.
According to ABC New York, an 18-year-old tourist from Denmark was robbed at knifepoint, not for being a Bernie fanboy, but rather for wearing a MAGA hat.
“Police have released the sketch of one of two men wanted for robbing a tourist at knifepoint because of his hat,” reports the outlet. “Authorities say the 18-year-old from Denmark was walking in to the Union Square subway station during rush hour Thursday when a man removed his ‘Make America Great Again’ hat off his head.”
When the victim tried to get his hat back, the other assailant threatened him with a knife. At that moment, the thugs ran off.
Earlier this month, a woman at a D.C. restaurant also told reporters that she was assaulted for being a Trump supporter. From Fox 5:
D.C. police are searching for a pair of suspects who attacked a woman after she said she supported President Donald Trump.
Police say the felony assault took place at around 1 a.m. on March 16 at the Surfside restaurant in the 1800 of N Street near Dupont Circle in Northwest D.C.
According to the police report, the 29-year-old victim named Maricela said she overheard a conversation between the two female suspects and their male friend. She reported to police that she become involved in their conversation and stated, “I support Donald Trump.”
“I’m a Trump supporter. I stood by my views, then they called me a racist and then they started attacking me,” Maricela told FOX 5.
The assailants continued their assault even after her male friend stepped in. The woman was treated for her wounds at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland.
“After it happened, I got a bruised right eye,” the victim said. “My blood vessels inside my eye burst. I got a fractured finger, a bruised knee and minor bruises all over my body.”