US Congressman Wesley Hunt was interrupted at an Iowa caucus site in Waukee on January 15, while he was making a speech in support of Donald Trump.
The caucuses in Iowa kicked off the 2024 US presidential primary season and will give the state’s Republican voters a say in who they want as their candidate for the general election in November.
Video posted to the official X account of Rep. Wesley Hunt shows him speaking to an audience about Trump, when he is disrupted by a man who criticizes him for supporting the former president.
“How dare you do this on Martin Luther King Day? How can you turn your back…” the audience member can be heard yelling, before he is cut off and escorted out of the room.
Rep. Hunt appeared undeterred and continued with his speech.
“But on this day, of all days, Martin Luther King Day, the people of Iowa, just like President Trump judge me not by the color of my skin but by the content of my character,” Hunt said. Credit: Wesley Hunt via Storyful
