A voter checks in at a polling location during the South Carolina Democratic Primary on February 3, 2024, in Orangeburg, South Carolina. | Source: ALLISON JOYCE / Getty
Viral video footage shows a white man physically attacking a group of Black women poll workers in South Carolina after they prevented him from voting, apparently because his attire violated state election laws.
The incident took place during early voting in the city of Orangeburg, according to the source of the video , which was posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday evening.
In the 90-second clip, the unidentified white man is shown erupting in anger and using vulgarities to address the poll workers. The man then took off his hat and showed it to another poll worker, saying that it was hit “right” to wear it.
“Shut the hell up and let me vote,” the man yelled at the poll workers.
He threw his hat outside of the room where voting was taking place, but the poll workers told him he still would not be able to vote.