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Pro-Trump Supporter Arrested for Assault Near Golf Course

2/17/2026

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Florida police arrested Paul Messer, a Florida resident, outside U.S. President Donald Trump's golf course in West Palm Beach on February 16, 2026, after a dispute with anti-Trump protesters, during which he allegedly struck a woman with a metal flagpole.
Messer was charged with battery and taken to jail.
Witnesses from the White House press pool said he was holding a pro-Trump flag during the incident.

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Florida police arrested Paul Messer, a Florida resident, outside U.S. President Donald Trump's golf course in West Palm Beach on February 16, 2026, after a dispute with anti-Trump protesters, during which he allegedly struck a woman with a metal flagpole.
Messer was charged with battery and taken to jail.
Witnesses from the White House press pool said he was holding a pro-Trump flag during the incident.