Revealed: What caused that ‘MAGA hat’ fight on British Airways flight. Trump supporter says ‘berserk woman’ punched her ‘full force’ in the face for speaking about The Donald
A British TV presenter has told how she was punched in the face as she boarded a flight to the US after revealing herself as a supporter of Donald Trump.
Although former model Antonia Harman, 43, was attacked, she was the one removed from the British Airways flight to Austin, Texas on Monday.
She told MailOnline: ‘People hate Trump so much you can’t talk about him – it’s a political war.’
Antonia has spoken out after reports earlier this week claimed a brutal fight broke out during the flight over a Trump MAGA hat.
However, the Cornish energy healer confirmed that this was not the case.
Antonia flew to Austin with a friend to promote her new TV show, The Healing Revolution, which airs on Sky in December.
She said she was hit out of the blue by a woman in her 60s, who she said was from Mexico.
Former model Antonia Harman, 43, (pictured) was attacked as she boarded a plane to Austin, Texas
She had expressed her support for former president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (photo on October 31)
TV presenter Tracey has now demanded British Airways apologize for the frightening incident
Tracey was left with hundreds of dollars after being removed from the commercial flight to America
Antonia said: ‘We were on the shuttle bus at Heathrow on the way to the flight and I started talking to people, most of them American, about what I needed to do while I was in Austin for the next week.
‘It was very good humored and friendly and several people intervened. I then started talking to a man in his 30s about broader issues and the election.
“We were talking about Joe Rogan’s podcast that Donald Trump appeared on and I started talking about that.
‘I am a big fan of Donald Trump and I make no secret of that. I believe you should be able to express your political views without being physically attacked for it.
“I’ve mentioned other people, including conservative TV host Tucker Carlson, and he’s also been known to upset people with certain political views.
‘As the bus approached the plane, I was standing with my arm up and holding the rail above my head when a lady in her sixties with tight curly hair bumped into my arm.
‘I was surprised by that and pulled my arm to the side. It may have accidentally brushed her face, but nothing more than that, but she went berserk, she looked like she was possessed by a demon.
‘She hit me in the face with full force and then walked away. I was so shocked and shocked that I burst into tears. I couldn’t believe what had just happened.
The British TV presenter said she was shocked when she was punched in the face after simply expressing her political views
Ms Harman was left shocked and sobbing by the incident on the plane – so much so that she collapsed in the terminal
‘She went into economics and I went to business class. For about five minutes I sat there crying and shaking, and then I felt like I had to say something to someone.
“I called a supervisor during the flight and told her I had been attacked, and at first she was very sympathetic.
‘The woman was identified and lied about what had happened, saying I had assaulted her, which simply never happened.
‘The next thing I knew, seven armed police officers entered the plane and I felt the mood had turned against me.
‘I was told to leave the plane and marched in front of the other passengers by these armed officers, it was incredibly humiliating.
‘I was in a terrible state and was shaking and crying so much that I fell to the ground in the terminal. It was horrible and I feel like I was the one who was the victim, even though I was the one who was attacked.
‘I said I didn’t want to press charges against the attacker, I don’t want to ruin her life, but I think BA has a lot to answer for.
‘I was treated terribly by an airline I fly frequently and from which I had always received impeccable service.
‘They at least owe me an apology and a refund for the hundreds of pounds I spent booking a hotel so I could catch the next available flight to Austin the next day.
‘If anything, it shows how toxic the atmosphere has become in the run-up to the US election, when a British woman cannot express her admiration for Trump without being punched in the face.
“I hope he wins a resounding victory, now more than ever.”
British Airways declined to comment and referred MailOnline to the Metropolitan Police.
A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: ‘Shortly after 12.45pm on Monday 28 October, police at Heathrow were notified of an incident involving two women waiting to board a plane at Terminal 5.
‘A woman in her 40s and a woman in her 60s made counter accusations of arguing. Investigations are ongoing.”