{"id":130971,"date":"2026-01-25T03:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T03:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/130971\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T03:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T03:50:10","slug":"maxwell-frost-punched-at-sundance-film-festival-after-assailant-made-racial-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/130971\/","title":{"rendered":"Maxwell Frost punched at Sundance Film Festival after assailant made racial remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A man was arrested after punching U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The incident occurred at Park City\u2019s High West Saloon on Friday at a party hosted by Creative Artists Agency, a talent agency. Frost confirmed to Florida Politics he was at the event on a personal trip, two years after speaking at the festival.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/man-arrested-sundance-racist-incident-caa-party-1236640115\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Variety<\/a> on Saturday reported that the industry party has been disrupted by an uninvited attendee who engaged in a \u201cracially involved incident\u201d against a person of color at the event. Security detained the individual at the party, and Park City Police arrested him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Frost later in the day confirmed he was the victim of the attack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cLast night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that (Donald) Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face,\u201d Frost, an Orlando Democrat, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMaxwellFrost\/status\/2015210347758825698\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uberpubpolicy.medium.com\/the-impacts-of-legal-abuse-reform-on-rideshare-prices-in-florida-fd4fbcbb3ace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-772872 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UBER_FL_insurance_728X90_010526.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHe was heard screaming racist remarks as he drunkenly ran off. The individual was arrested and I am okay. Thank you to the venue security and Park City PD for assistance on this incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Congressman decided to go public as rumors began to swirl that he had been involved in the altercation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Frost has been an outspoken critic of President Trump\u2019s immigration enforcement policies, including frequent appearances on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DLsXg7cRXTV\/?hl=en\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">national media outlets<\/a>. But the Congressman said it remains unclear whether the attacker, whose name has not been released, knew Frost\u2019s identity when he attacked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The physical encounter happened shortly after the man said racist remarks about Frost, who is half Black and half Cuban, and about a Latina woman in the Congressman\u2019s company.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Frost is an American citizen born in Orlando and the son of an immigrant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsara.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-772116 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FL-Legislators-Digital-Banners-728x90_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to Park City police, Capitol Police are also investigating the motives behind the attack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">House Minority Leader\u00a0Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, condemned the attack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI am horrified by the attack on Congressman Maxwell Frost. Grateful that he is okay, but appalled that this terrifying assault took place,\u201d Jeffries posted on X. \u201cThe perpetrator must be aggressively prosecuted. Hate and political violence has no place in our country, and the entire House Democratic Caucus family stands with Maxwell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man was arrested after punching U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. 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