{"id":218687,"date":"2026-01-25T02:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T02:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/25\/florida-congressman-maxwell-frost-reveals-he-was-punched-in-the-face-at-sundance-film-festival-party\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T02:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T02:27:09","slug":"florida-congressman-maxwell-frost-reveals-he-was-punched-in-the-face-at-sundance-film-festival-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/25\/florida-congressman-maxwell-frost-reveals-he-was-punched-in-the-face-at-sundance-film-festival-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost Reveals He Was Punched In the Face at Sundance Film Festival Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/maxwell-frost\/\" title=\"Maxwell Frost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Maxwell Frost<\/strong><\/a> is speaking out after being the subject of an assault while attending a <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/2026-sundance-film-festival\/\" title=\"2026 Sundance Film Festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2026 Sundance Film Festival<\/strong><\/a><\/em> party this weekend. <\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old Florida congressman was attending an event when a man approached him with racist remarks and punched him in the face. <\/p>\n<p>There were reports that a racially charged assault took place at CAA\u2019s party before <strong>Maxwell<\/strong> came forward, revealing it was him who was attacked.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2175296\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/donald-trump\/\" title=\"Donald Trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Trump<\/strong><\/a> 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,\u201d he shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMaxwellFrost\/status\/2015210347758825698\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/x.com\/RepMaxwellFrost\/status\/2015210347758825698&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter\/X<\/a>. \u201cThank you to the venue security and Park City PD for assistance on this incident.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Per <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/sundance-arrest-park-city-caa-party-high-west-salooon-1236483827\/#recipient_hashed=b92941641788d15805f03b377d572994d12bdade7478975c93d0143007f01373&amp;recipient_salt=e829000bb0b218c27fbd0c12f4a38481876a8ab041cc990efde89259509b9611&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=Breaking%20News&amp;utm_content=660124_01-24-2026&amp;utm_term=56896?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=1769302535-Breaking+News-CSL&amp;utm_content=660124_1-24-2026&amp;utm_id=660124\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/sundance-arrest-park-city-caa-party-high-west-salooon-1236483827\/#recipient_hashed=b92941641788d15805f03b377d572994d12bdade7478975c93d0143007f01373&amp;recipient_salt=e829000bb0b218c27fbd0c12f4a38481876a8ab041cc990efde89259509b9611&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=Breaking%20News&amp;utm_content=660124_01-24-2026&amp;utm_term=56896?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=1769302535-Breaking+News-CSL&amp;utm_content=660124_1-24-2026&amp;utm_id=660124&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THR<\/a><\/em>, the suspect snuck into the party at High West Saloon in Park City, Utah, and around midnight, he went into the restroom and began to cause a disturbance. <\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the man stated how he was proud to be \u201cwhite\u201d and after leaving the restroom, punched a person of color in the face, who has now been identified as the congressman. <\/p>\n<p>Security was quick to intervene before police arrived, and the man was arrested. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/2026-sundance-film-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See more of our <em>Sundance Film Festival<\/em> coverage here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/01\/24\/florida-congressman-maxwell-frost-reveals-he-was-punched-in-the-face-at-sundance-film-festival-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maxwell Frost is speaking out after being the subject of an assault while attending a 2026 Sundance Film Festival party this weekend. The 29-year-old Florida congressman was attending an event when a man approached him with racist remarks and punched him in the face. 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