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A Florida Republican canvasser clad in a Marco Rubio T-shirt and a Ron DeSantis hat was brutally attacked in a Hialeah, Fla., neighborhood by Democratic residents, Rubio tweeted Monday morning.
"Last night one of our canvassers wearing my T-shirt and a DeSantis hat was brutally attacked by 4 animals who told him Republicans weren't allowed in their neighborhood in #Hialeah #Florida," Rubio wrote. "He suffered internal bleeding, a broken jaw, & will need facial reconstructive surgery."
Hialeah is in Miami-Dade County, which narrowly voted for President Joe Biden in 2020. The Miami Herald reported Monday afternoon:
Hialeah Police confirmed Monday afternoon that a man handing out fliers had been beaten and that an arrest had been made. But they made no mention of the canvasser's party affiliation or his possible links to the senator or governor's campaigns, and provided an account of the incident that involved only one attacker.
In an emailed response to the Miami Herald, Hialeah Sgt. Jose Torres said the 27-year-old victim had been hit "multiple times in the face and the head causing the injuries."