Man beaten with crowbar for wearing Trump shirt

The attacker was driving along West Passaic Avenue when he spotted the victim walking and stopped to ask him about the shirt, the victim said. “The (victim) continued to walk away as (the) motorist followed him”.

According to police, the suspect followed the victim into a Friendly’s parking lot and got out of the vehicle before attacking him with a crowbar. His attacker followed him into the parking lot to his auto, asked him about the shirt, cursed at him and then hit him repeatedly with the tool on his arms, hands and thighs. He was treated at the scene. Police say the suspect fled before officers arrived.

The incident is just the latest in a recent string of assaults against supporters of the GOP presidential candidate.

A racially charged argument may have played a factor in the beating of a Trump supporter in Bloomfield last week, according to reports.

This kind of behavior this particular election season dates back to primary season when Clinton supporters would heckle Trump fans at a Trump rally and Trump supporters went after Clinton fans at her events. One woman was pelted with eggs.

Anti-Trump protesters have had a history of assaulting those who follow the Republican nominee for president.