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The Florida congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost said he was assaulted by a man who said Donald Trump would deport him at a party during the Sundance film festival<\/a> in Utah.<\/p>\n \u201cLast 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,\u201d Frost said<\/a> in a Saturday post on X. \u201cHe was heard screaming racist remarks as he drunkenly ran off. The individual was arrested and I am okay.\u201d<\/p>\n The 29-year-old lawmaker, who made history as the first Afro-Cuban and the first member of Gen Z to be elected to Congress, thanked venue security and Park City police for their response to the incident.<\/p>\n In a statement, Park City police said the suspect, identified as Christian Young, was arrested and booked on charges of \u201caggravated burglary and two counts of simple assault, with each charge subject to a sentencing enhancement\u201d.<\/p>\n According to statement provided by Park City police community outreach lieutenant Danielle Snelson, officers responded to an incident at the High West Saloon just after midnight.<\/p>\n \u201cUpon arrival, officers conducted an investigation and determined that Christian Young unlawfully entered a private party after previously being turned away for not having an invitation. Once inside the saloon, Young assaulted Florida<\/a> Congressman Maxwell Frost and a female who was attending the private event,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n Frost confirmed the assault in post shared in response to a Variety article<\/a>, which reported that Frost was attacked on Friday at a private event hosted by the talent agency CAA. According to the entertainment site, a \u201cparty crasher\u201d was arrested after a \u201cracially charged incident\u201d that occurred in a venue bathroom.<\/p>\n The attacker \u201capparently shocked other people in the bathroom by talking about how proud he was to be \u2018white\u2019. He then allegedly punched Frost, after he left the facilities,\u201d Variety reported, citing a source at the party.<\/p>\n \u201cMultiple people at the CAA party saw the congressman get punched in the face before security intervened,\u201d Matthew Belloni<\/a> of Puck reported.<\/p>\n In a later tweet, Frost said that he was \u201cOK\u201d and thanked his well-wishers.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are in scary times,\u201d the congressman said. \u201cPlease stay safe and do not let these people silence you. Onwards.\u201d<\/p>\n