It was a fundraiser for the Republican Party. The event has also received criticism from the ranks of Republicans.
The peculiar sight was caught on video at the Kansas State Republican Party event on Friday.
People punched and kicked the Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden performing puppet for a fee in Johnson County.
The video was first uploaded to the Rumble platform favored by the right. From there, the video has spread to other social media services, such as X.
The event has been reported by, for example, the Kansas City Kansas City Star and Newsweek magazine.
Let’s Go Brandon
What makes the situation special is that the violent fun was apparently part of a Republican party fundraiser.
The keynote speaker of the event was a conservative musician Ted Nugent. Tickets for the event cost between $100 and $300.
One of the videos circulating online shows a boxing dummy dressed in a face mask representing President Biden. The doll is wearing a t-shirt with Let’s Go Brandon.
It’s a roundabout expression for the low-style slang “Fuck Joe Biden”.
The slogan has been used on various occasions to insult Biden and Donald Trump’s the Save America fundraiser sells t-shirts with the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon” placed above the American flag.
Criticism from Democrats and Republicans as well
The November election is almost certainly going to be a rematch between former President Trump and sitting President Biden.
Democratic Senator Cindy Holscher described the behavior of people in the event as dangerous for society and politics.
– As an official who has received dozens of threats from Trump supporters on social media, by email and on voice mail, I can’t say I’m surprised by this, Holscher said According to Newsweek.
Democratic political commentator I dig Shroff, called the event at X “a despicable show designed to incite political violence.”
Some Republicans have also condemned the violent behavior of Trump supporters.
For example, the former head of the Kansas Republican Party Mike Kuckelman criticize the event on Facebook and demanded, among others, the chairman of the Republican Party of Kansas Mike Brown’s break up.
Brownin commented to the Kansas City Star that he was not at the event, and the Republican Party did not organize the event. According to Brown, the party is only marketing the event via e-mail.