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WATCH: Elderly woman in Washington state attacks and punches 2 Trump supporters
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WATCH: Elderly woman in Washington state attacks and punches 2 Trump supporters

An 82-year-old woman was arrested for a alleged hate crime and assault after she allegedly punched two supporters of current President-elect Trump — the interaction being caught on camera.

The incident took place on Monday, November 4 – the day before the general election – ato intersection in Edmonds, Washington where a group of Trump supporters were positioned.

The 82-year-old suspect, who has not been publicly identified by police, was accused of pushing and hitting a 55-year-old woman and a 66-year-old woman after getting into a verbal altercation, Edmonds Police Department said in a statement.

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The woman allegedly confronted two Trump supporters based on skin color, police said.

The woman allegedly confronted two Trump supporters based on skin color, police said. (Edmonds Police Department)

Police were dispatched shortly after 1 p.m. to reports of an assault.

They ended up finding an 82-year-old woman interacting with several Trump supporters.

In police body camera footage obtained by Fox News Digital, the 82-year-old suspect is heard explaining her actions to law enforcement.

“I approached her and said, ‘I want to know why you’re voting for Trump.’ That’s the only thing, and I said, “Because you have brown skin.”

“I was a teacher, I hate the racism in this country. I hate the way people are treated, and so my question was how can a brown person support this person,” she said. “And she immediately started screaming ‘racist, racist.’

“And my response was to push her. And it wasn’t hard,” she said. “I didn’t help the situation.”

Police and suspect in Washington state

Police said the incident took place a day before election day. (Edmonds Police Department)

During a subsequent investigation into the altercation, the 55-year-old woman told police the elderly woman “got in her face”, commented on her clothes and skin colour, then pushed her and punched her in the chin .

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A second victim, a 66-year-old Edmonds woman, said when she saw what was happening, she intervened. The 82-year-old suspect responded by punching her as well.

Suspicious woman

The Washington woman was arrested on charges of assault and hate crimes. He was wearing a Harris-Walz needle. (Edmonds Police Department)

Officers said as part of their investigation they interviewed several people who witnessed the incident.

The suspect was booked into the Snohomish County Jail on hate crime and assault charges. Police said through interview, the suspect showed “no remorse.”

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“The constitution protects peaceful assembly in our community, and members of the community should never be met with violence the exercise of these rights. Our officers properly determined that this was more than just an assault and arrested the suspect on the appropriate charge,” said Edmonds Police Department Chief Michelle Bennett.