Democrat Congressman Claims He Was Punched In The Face During Festival

Is this just another hoax, like the Jussie Smollett incident?

Democrat Congressman of Florida, Maxwell Frost, has claimed he was punched in the face while attending a film festival in Utah.

Maxwell, in a post on X, claimed a man approached him and told him that Trump was going to deport him before punching him in the face.

People provided the following details on the incident:

Florida Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost was allegedly assaulted while attending a party during the Sundance Film Festival.

On Friday, Jan. 23, Frost, 29, attended the talent agency CAA’s Sundance Film Festival Celebration at Park City’s High West Saloon in Utah, Variety and CNN reported. He claimed in an Instagram post that he was racially harassed and physically assaulted during the event.

“Last night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face,” Frost wrote on Instagram on Jan. 24. “He 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,” Frost concluded.

The Park City Police Department (PCP) has confirmed that a suspect, whom they’ve identified as Christian Young, assaulted Frost and another woman at the private party, per CNN. Young “unlawfully” entered the event and carried out the alleged attack after he was initially turned away, according to Variety.

Read Maxwell’s full post on X below:

Last night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face. He 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… https://t.co/Nhpj5rl3JO

— Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (@RepMaxwellFrost) January 24, 2026

Full text:

Last night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face. He 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.

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Here’s Frost just a week before the incident allegedly took place:

An incompetent Maxwell Frost: “You are an American regardless of what your legal status is.”⁩ pic.twitter.com/9Co2jkBUTf

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 22, 2026

Also Maxwell:

🔥🚨 BREAKING: Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) posts video DOXING ICE agents' location and warns of a heavy ICE presence in Central Florida.

It has sparked a fury online with many calling for his immediate resignation. pic.twitter.com/aYdvDvovHP

— The Patriot Oasis™ (@ThePatriotOasis) January 15, 2026

How do you feel about it?