Melee reported to Porter, California City Hall

A scuffle broke out between protesters and attendees over the weekend at a town hall hosted by Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), the Los Angeles Times reported.

In her first in-person public meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic, Porter was interrupted by a group of protesters supporting the former President TrumpDonald TrumpYoungkin is releasing a new ad seeking to tie McAuliffe to Trump in the race for governors of Virginia. as she discussed climate change and coronavirus vaccinations.

The protesters were shouting “Carpetbagger Katie ”and“ Corrupt Katie Porter ”as she spoke as her supporters began chanting her name or yelling at protesters, according to the Times.

The Times reports that a brawl broke out between the two groups and Porter rushed into the brawl to apparently help protect an elderly woman. Officers from the Irvine Police Department (IPD) came to the event to defuse the situation.

Sergeant IPD. Karie Davis told The Times they arrested a Porter supporter in the brawl who was later released on summons, adding that officers had taken reports of assault and battery charges with a few people. suffering from “minor injuries”.

The event comes as Porter defends his seat in the 2022 midterm election and Republicans contemplate a chance to regain control of the lower house.

Porter told The Times the melee was a premeditated attack by conservative Nick Taurus, an Orange County native running against Porter.

In his statement, Porter referred to a Instagram post which Taurus shared on Thursday when telling his supporters to attend the town hall meeting to take on the lawmaker.

“Katie Porter is a far left ideologue backed by Bay Area academics, the billionaire class and foreign lobbies! Taurus wrote in his article: “His policies on late America are awful for the 45th district and we intend to express our displeasure!”