Trump voter hurls abuse at polling staff after refusing to remove MAGA cap
A South Carolina voter lashed out at the polling place after he refused to take off his Trump hat while casting his ballot.
The unnamed man, who was wearing a “Let’s Go Brandon” hat, was asked by Orangeburg County Library staff to take his hat outside due to state law.
Video footage of the altercation shows him erupting over the request, branding one of them.af*** b****’.
Furious, He then removes the cap in front of another woman, waves it in her face and tells her, “This is my mother, damn right.”
After telling him they couldn’t vote him in, they usher in the next person, much to the chagrin of the man who then takes off the hat and throws it away.
The unnamed man, who was wearing a “Let’s Go Brandon” hat, was asked by Orangeburg County Library staff to take his hat outside due to state law
He is seen removing the cap, waving it in her face and telling her, “This is my mother, damn right.”
He then appears to point his finger at one of the workers, who dramatically swats him away as she jumps back and says, “Don’t do that.”
The man continues to approach her as other workers step between the two, one of whom can be heard yelling at him, “You’re wrong.”
He continues to chase the woman who initially swatted his hand away, as workers plead, “Take him outside.”
Three women can be seen standing in his way and pushing him back as he continues to come for the woman.
At the end of the video, several workers can be seen trying to usher him out of the room.
According to WIS10The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the fight.
Sources told the station that Orangeburg County Department of Public officers responded to the scene. It is still unclear whether the man has been arrested.
The phrase “Let’s go, Brandon” has been used in recent years, with the phrase going viral as a light-hearted code for “f*** Joe Biden.”
South Carolina law prohibits what people can wear to cast their vote. Voters may not wear anything that represents a political party, candidate or voting issue
Three women can be seen standing in his way and pushing him back as he continues to come for the woman
It has grown in use in right-wing circles, with South Carolina Republican Jeff Duncan seen wearing it on a face mask in the Capitol in 2021.
South Carolina law prohibits what people can wear to cast their vote. Voters may not wear anything that represents a political party, candidate or voting issue.
It reads: “The poll manager shall use all reasonable means to keep the area within one mile of such entrance free of political literature and displays.
“County and municipal law enforcement officers shall, upon request of a survey manager, remove or cause to be removed any material within one mile of such entrance that is distributed or exhibited in violation of this section.”
In a similar incident, a Texas man is facing a felony charge after punching an elderly poll worker who asked him to remove his MAGA hat.
Jesse Lutzenberger is said to have lashed out at the 69-year-old man who had to be treated at the scene last Friday.
According to an arrest affidavit, Lutzenberger had entered the polling place wearing a red “MAGA or TRUMP” baseball cap.
Voters fill out their ballots during in-person early voting at the Hamilton County Board of Elections, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Cincinnati
Trump dances as he leaves a campaign rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on October 30, 2024
After being told to remove his hat in the voting area, Lutzenberger did so and proceeded to cast a vote.
He then put the cap back on before leaving, followed by the clerk who again told him to take the hat off while he was in the building.
Jesse Lutzenberger, seen here, is said to have lashed out at the 69-year-old man who had to be treated at the scene last Friday
As the clerk escorted him out of the library, Lutzenberger allegedly threw an elbow or arm at the clerk and then turned to punch him in the face several times, local police said.
It comes after DailyMail.com’s final poll before election day, which showed Trump has now overtaken Harris.
The former president now has a three-point lead over the current vice president, with Trump drawing support from independents and undecided voters.
New data, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percent, shows Trump trending upward, with support at 49 percent to Harris’ 46 percent.
With five days to go, the numbers mean Trump is currently on track to become the first Republican candidate since George W. Bush in 2004 to win the popular vote.
Most Americans are feeling a lot of emotions heading into Election Day, but excitement isn’t one of them.
A new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that about seven in 10 Americans feel worried or frustrated about the 2024 presidential campaign, and a similar share say they are interested.
Only about a third say they feel excited.
For partisans, fear is chosen slightly higher. About eight-in-ten Democrats say “anxious” describes how they feel now, up slightly from about three-quarters in the last election. About two-thirds of Republicans are concerned, a moderate increase from about 6 in 10 in 2020.