Leftist grabs Trump flag after Philly Mummers parade-goer waves it in his face, setting off New Year's Day dust-up

A leftist was caught on video grabbing a Donald Trump flag after a Philadelphia Mummers parade-goer waved the flag in the leftist's face, setting off a dust-up amid the colorful New Year's Day shindig in the City of Brotherly Love.

What are the details?

Cellphone video shows the Mummer — decked out in a sky blue-and-silver get-up, accented by American flag socks and gold boots — holding a pole with the Trump flag waving on top and heading to the sidewalk where barriers separate parade watchers from participants.

Suddenly, the Mummer brings the flag down to the face and head of the parade watcher, and he retaliates by grabbing the flag. It isn't clear why the Mummer used the Trump flag in that way.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

An angry tug-of-war ensues as one individual, presumably a parade participant, is heard hollering, "F*** him up! F*** him up!"

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Soon, a handful of Mummers got past the barriers and confronted the man who grabbed the Trump flag.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

It isn't clear from the video who ended up with the flag.

According to the Daily Mail, the fracas took place around 2.30 p.m. and included chants of "f***ing liberal," although the alleged chant isn't audible on the available video. There also was a claim on social media that the flag-grabber was punched in the face, but video doesn't appear to bear that out.

WHYY-TV — a PBS-affiliated station — reported that "one Mummer carried a MAGA flag in support of former President Donald Trump" but said nothing about the altercation.

Here's the clip. Content warning: Language:

Fight over Trump flag at the Mummers parade in Philadelphiayoutu.be

Anything else?

Commenters on the TikTok page where the video apparently originated sparred over which party was responsible for the altercation. A number of commenters were upset that the Mummer waved the Trump flag in the parade-watcher's face, but other commenters said the parade-watcher started things.

"They started verbally assaulting, and they responded," one commenter said. "The verbal assailants then resorted to violence. That's what happened."

"People were there in the crowd," another commenter said. "They saw the whole thing. You wanna antagonize the Mummer, the Mummer will dish it back. The left can't pick and choose."

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