Here’s a story that pretty much sums up today’s political climate: a raging leftist assaulted a federal official in broad daylight—on camera—and probably thought she was making some brave political statement. Instead, she earned herself a date with the U.S. Marshals and a criminal charge under federal law. Welcome to reality.
The target? Acting D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin. The crime? Spitting on him mid-interview during a Newsmax segment on Thursday. The woman approached him, got aggressive, screamed profanity, confirmed who he was, and then hocked a loogie on a federal official while cameras rolled. And they call us the unhinged ones?
News broke Friday that U.S. Marshals have identified the woman and, according to Martin, she’s already been arrested. She’ll be charged under 18 U.S. Code § 111, which deals with assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees. And guess what? That includes spitting on a federal officer. This isn’t civil disobedience—it’s a criminal offense, and a disgusting one at that.
This afternoon acting DC US Atty Ed Martin was spit on by a psychotic lib during our interview. Hope she’s ready for a nice stretch in jail. pic.twitter.com/2Y5hj41V0l
— Rob Schmitt (@SchmittNYC) May 8, 2025
https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1920888354205311305
The suspect’s name hasn’t been released yet, but Ed Martin confirmed she clearly knew who he was, screaming “You are Ed Martin!” before launching the saliva attack. If that’s not targeted harassment, what is? Vince Coglianese from the Daily Caller reported that the Marshals were already on it and that charges were imminent. That’s how it should be. No more passes for leftist tantrums disguised as protests.
For those keeping track, this all happened hours before President Trump pulled Martin’s nomination for permanent D.C. U.S. Attorney and tapped Judge Jeanine Pirro instead—a bold move that got the Trump base fired up. But the fact that this incident occurred while Martin was simply doing his job underscores what conservatives have been saying for years: the Left’s hatred isn’t just rhetorical anymore—it’s physical, it’s personal, and it’s ugly.
Can you imagine if a Trump supporter had spit on a Biden-appointed U.S. Attorney? The DOJ would’ve dropped an entire task force on it, MSNBC would call it “a threat to democracy,” and the attacker would be on every FBI watchlist by breakfast.
But when it happens to a Trump appointee? Silence from the Left. That’s the double standard we’re living under. Good on the U.S. Marshals for doing their job and not playing politics.
Actions have consequences. And in this case, they’re coming with handcuffs.
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