Fox News Host Soaked With Water At Union Pool Event
Fox News host, National Review writer, and stand-up comic, Kat Timpf, was assaulted last night at a fundraising event for Ben Kissel‘s campaign for Brooklyn Borough President.
Timpf was invited to speak at the event held at Union Pool in Williamsburg (484 Union Avenue) on Monday, July 24. She tweeted shortly after 8pm that as she was preparing to speak, an unknown man approached her and poured a bottle of water on her before fleeing the venue.
I’m at Union Pool in BK, about to speak at my friend @BenKissel‘s campaign event, a guy walks in, dumps an entire bottle of water on me …
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
Upset by the incident, Timpf canceled her talk and took to Twitter to document what had happened and her reaction.
… I have feelings. I have opinions, some of which some people may disagree with, but I’m a human being. I’m capable of recognizing …
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
… that people with whom I disagree have souls and families and are humans, why are there so many people who seem incapable of viewing …
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
… the world that way? Seriously? I work really hard, I feel as though I never stop working, and to have the end result be to not even …
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
… be able to exist in the world as a human being without being assaulted verbally and now physically by strangers? Complete strangers?
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
… and of course, I still don’t know exactly what this lunatic’s issue with me was. If he was trying to change my mind about something …
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) July 25, 2017
See her full series of tweets recounting the incident at @KatTimpf.
Kissel responded to the assault on Timpf Tuesday morning via Twitter.
#BKforBK official statement on the assault of @KatTimpf. We must tone down the hyperbolic rhetoric and get back to a more civil discourse. https://t.co/lgUsff9jbE
— Ben Kissel (@BenKissel) July 25, 2017
Many have tweeted their support for Timpf, including CNN Correspondent, Jake Tapper.
That is unacceptable and disgusting. I’m sorry you went thought that. He was a coward and a loser. Stay strong. ??
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 25, 2017
According to Timpf’s tweets, the incident was recorded by surveillance cameras and the footage was reviewed by police after she filed a report. Many commenters have noted that they were relieved that it was only water thrown on her and not something more harmful.
Alex, the manager of Union Pool, declined to comment when BKLYNER reached out to the venue regarding the incident.