Philadelphia Mummers PARADE turns ugly as spectator grabs Trump flag from participant sparking fracas and chants of ‘f***ing liberal’
- The brawl between the spectator and mummer erupted around 2:30 p.m. during the annual New Year's Day parade
- The parade, which is entering its 124th year, is the longest running people's parade in the city of Brotherly Love and in the country
- A video of the fight was posted to X, formerly Twitter, and was viewed more than 181,000 times
The Philadelphia Mummers parade turned ugly after a spectator took the Trump flag from one of the participants, leading to an altercation and chants of “f***ing liberal.”
The fight between spectator and mother broke out around 2.30 pm during the annual people's parade, when a spectator grabbed the flag during the procession.
A video of the fight surfaced on
“Liberal tries to steal Trump flag from Philadelphia Mummer during New Year's parade but gets punched in the face,” read the post, which racked up more than 181,000 views.
The brawl broke out between the spectator and the mummer around 2:30 p.m. during the annual Mummers Day Parade on Monday in Philadelphia.
The video shows the spectator having a heated argument with the parade participant as another member of his group gathers around him
The mummer is seen sneaking towards the spectator during the exchange
The event is billed as the country's longest-running traditional folk parade, where participants dress up in colorful costumes and perform in various skits. The first official Philadelphia Mummers Parade took place in 1901
The annual New Year's Day is a lively event where more than 10,000 adults and children, dressed in colorful costumes, walk through the streets of the city
A parade goer is dressed as a ground hog
Rusty Martz, chairman of the Mummers Museum board of directors, said mummers spend a year working on the entertainment and costumes for the parade
More than 10,000 people take part in the annual parade, which takes place for the 124th time this year
The parade started at 9 a.m. and started at 17th and Market to City Hall to Broad Street and ended on Washington Avenue
A group of parade participants walk behind a Barbie truck through the streets of Philadelphia during the annual Mummer's parade
The annual New Year's Day is a lively event where more than 10,000 adults and children, dressed in colorful costumes, walk through the streets of the city.
The event is billed as the nation's longest-running traditional folk parade and has been compared in many ways to Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
a Mummer is defined as “any man, woman or child who on January 1 engages in the fantasy of song, dance and costume pageantry during Philadelphia's annual New Year's Day Parade,” said Rusty Martz, chairman of the Mummers Museum board of directors. Penn Live.
He explained mummers work for a whole year on their costumes, their skits and perfecting their performance.
The first official Philadelphia Mummers Parade began in 1901. This year marked its 124th year.
This year's parade, which started at 9 a.m., started at 17th and Market to City Hall to Broad Street to Washington Avenue.
Those who watched the video had mixed reactions.
“He stuck the flag right in his face, loser,” one person joked.
Someone added: 'To be fair, mum touched him with the flag. Every right to take it down at that moment.'
Another said: 'Just me…but it looks like the mummer deliberately waved/draped the flag in the person's face. I would have grabbed it too.”
One respondent said that 'for those who have never been to a mummers parade… alcohol may have been involved.'
Someone, clearly disturbed by what was happening, asked, “What's wrong with people?” then asked “what happened to the First Amendment.”
Then there were some who were unfamiliar with the annual parade and had no idea what a mummer was, asking 'why are they wearing dresses?'