Bizarre reason two elderly women got in hair-pulling catfight over Trump assassination attempt
Chaos has erupted in a posh California retirement community after two elderly women came to blows over their political differences.
The two retirees from the Rossmoor community clashed on July 23, the same day that President Donald Trump survived an attempt on his life.
The unnamed women were on the pickleball court when the pro-Trump woman reportedly blamed Democratic rhetoric for the assassination attempt, while the left-wing woman made an inappropriate comment about the shooting.
The pensioners then began pushing and shoving each other before throwing punches, leaving clumps of hair on the ground, the San Francisco Chronicle.
Walnut Creek Police were called to the scene and one person was ticketed and released after a “push and shove” at the Tice Creek Fitness Center.
A posh California retirement community has descended into chaos after two elderly women clashed over their political differences
The two retirees in the Rossmoor community in Orange County clashed on July 23, the same day President Donald Trump survived an attempt on his life. Stock photo of the community’s fitness center
No charges have been filed for the incident.
Rossmoor is a 55-and-older community with about 10,000 residents and a median home price of $595,000. Most residents were once at the top of their fields and are used to speaking their minds, the Chronicle reports.
The fistfight prompted community administrators and the Golden Rain Foundation board to intervene in an attempt to prevent future violence for political reasons.
Administrators have banned protests in a corner at Rossmoor, as well as political commentary in the local newspaper.
Under new rules, groups in Rossmoor are only allowed to hold a protest once every two weeks, but in emergencies they can request more protests.
Managers have banned protests in a corner at Rossmoor, as well as political commentary in the local newspaper
Rossmoor is a 55+ community with approximately 10,000 residents and an average home price of $595,000
In addition, the demonstrations must take place on a thin strip of grass near the community clubhouses and must be accompanied by a sign reading “No Honking.”
The changes have sparked outrage among senior citizens, who now claim their freedom of expression is being violated.
Retirees protested in August demanding the new policy be repealed.
“They infantilize us, with the idea that we can’t express ourselves. They know better,” resident Michael Goldberg said in an interview with CBS News.
Ann Peterson, the board’s communications director, told the Chronicle that the pickleball fight was just one of several incidents that led to the policy changes.
Peterson said political tensions in the community had been simmering for months, with several residents at the Rosmoor farmers market being confronted about political views or showing films at meetings.
For many of Rossmoor’s outspoken residents, the policy is an infringement on their rights.
The changes have sparked outrage in the senior community, who now claim their freedom of expression is being violated.
Some clubs had also received “anonymous letters that were threatening in nature, again because of their political beliefs and some of the speakers they brought to Rossmoor,” Peterson added.
However, for many of Rossmoor’s outspoken residents, these measures represent an infringement on their rights.
“We’re being treated like kids in the school cafeteria where two people had a food fight and now everyone’s been suspended,” said Katha Hartley, who leads the community’s 1,240-member Democratic Club.