Congressman Maxwell Frost says he was the victim of a racially motivated attack at a Hollywood party late Friday night, when a party crasher punched him in the face after saying President Donald Trump would “deport” him.

The Florida Democrat claimed he was assaulted at the Park City High West Saloon during the Creative Artists Agency’s (CAA) Sundance Film Festival party.

“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,” Frost wrote in an X post. “The individual was arrested and I am okay. Thank you to the venue security and Park City PD for assistance on this incident.”

According to that report, the suspect had crashed the CAA party and “shocked” partygoers in the venue’s restroom by ranting about how proud he was of being white. The Park City Police Department issued a statement identifying the suspect as Christian Young and stating that Young had been detained after he “unlawfully entered a private party.”

“Once inside the saloon, Young assaulted Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost and a female who was attending the private event,” the police statement continued, noting that Young had been apprehended with an administrative pass to the film festival that had someone else’s name on it, and that he had attempted to gain access to the party and had jumped a barrier fence when he was turned away. He jumped back over the fence when he was spotted, but reportedly jumped it a second time and managed to gain access without being seen.

When he was apprehended, Young reportedly told police that he had no recollection of what had happened and could not recall his own name — despite answering to that name when police addressed him. The 28-year-old was charged with two counts of assault and one count of aggravated burglary.

Critics were not entirely convinced by the story, however, recalling actor Jussie Smollett’s false claims about a racially motivated attack in January 2019. Dozens of replies contained references to Smollett and claims that Frost was making up his story.

Witnesses, according to Salt Lake City’s Fox affiliate, corroborated Frost’s story and recalled Young saying, “we are going to deport you and your kind.” Witnesses also say Young approached a woman with Frost and told her “you are the kind we are going to deport.”

President Donald Trump confirmed that a new secret weapon he dubbed “The Discombobulator” played a decisive role in the January 3 capture Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, marking the first official acknowledgment of the technology’s existence.

In an interview with the New York Post, Trump said the classified weapon disabled Venezuelan defenses as United States helicopters entered Caracas to seize Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on federal narcotics and weapons charges.

“The Discombobulator. I’m not allowed to talk about it,” Trump said from the Oval Office, before confirming its use. “They never got their rockets off. They pressed buttons and nothing worked.”

American officials had not publicly disclosed the use of any unconventional weapons for the Venezuela operation, but the president was questioned about the subject while discussing the raid.

Trump’s remarks provide new confirmation of what American and Venezuelan sources have previously suggested: U.S. forces neutralized air defenses, communications, and command systems before inserting a small assault team into the capital. 

The 88-minute operation resulted in no American casualties, according to the Pentagon. While details of the weapon remain classified, Trump said Venezuelan forces were unable to respond despite being armed with foreign-supplied weaponry. “They had Russian and Chinese rockets,” Trump said. “They were all set for us. And nothing worked.”

In the days immediately following the raid, accounts from Venezuelan security personnel described severe physical effects among the defenders during the operation, with multiple witnesses reporting disorientation and incapacitation during the brief engagement. While those claims could not be independently verified at the time, Trump’s confirmation that a classified weapon was used seems to answer the unexplained aspects of the raid.

“At one point, they launched something; I don’t know how to describe it. It was like a very intense sound wave. Suddenly I felt like my head was exploding from the inside,” one witness said, per the Post.

Those early accounts from Venezuelan security personnel also described sudden system failures and a rapid collapse of organized resistance as U.S. forces entered Caracas. Several individuals who said they were present claimed that radar and defensive systems shut down without warning, leaving Maduro’s guards unable to respond before helicopters and drones appeared overhead.

United States military officials had previously declined to describe the technology involved, but have acknowledged that Venezuelan defensive systems were disabled before helicopters and drones entered the area. Officials say the operation resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Maduro loyalists.

Maduro, 63, is now being held in a federal detention facility in Brooklyn awaiting trial on narcoterrorism charges. His longtime ally Delcy Rodríguez has assumed the role of interim president.

White House officials have characterized the operation as a demonstration of the United States military dominance and technological superiority. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the mission should serve as a warning to adversaries considering confrontation with the United States.

While Trump declined to elaborate further on the “Discombobulator,” his confirmation that a secret system was deployed has renewed scrutiny of how emerging electronic and energy-based weapons are reshaping modern warfare and how much of that capability remains deliberately out of public view.