Democrat’s Visceral Reaction Caught On Camera

Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton was not interested in answering the question. Instead, he appeared to take issue with the person asking it.

A video circulating Wednesday showed Moulton, a five-term congressman and outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, being asked about Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. Rather than respond to the question, Moulton challenged the man holding the camera and then knocked the phone from his hand.

Fox News political editor Cameron Cawthorne posted the clip on X, where it quickly picked up attention.

The confrontation took place outside a building displaying campaign signs for Moulton’s Senate bid. Moulton is currently challenging longtime Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey in the party’s primary.

As Moulton approached the building, a man holding a camera phone asked, “Do you endorse Graham Platner in Maine?”

Moulton did not answer. He walked straight toward the man and demanded to know who he was. Moments later, he struck the phone out of the man’s hand.

“You’ve got to do a better job of hanging onto your phone,” Moulton said afterward.

The video produced the kind of headlines Democrats usually try to avoid.

Fox News ran the headline, “SEE IT: Moulton lashes out when asked about possible Platner endorsement.” Mediaite described the scene as a Democratic lawmaker smacking a phone out of a reporter’s hand. The Boston Herald reported that Moulton had allegedly hit a phone out of someone’s hand after being asked about Platner.

The clip also drew heavy criticism across social media.

Moulton later responded on his own X account, arguing that the man with the phone was not a reporter but a “tracker” for America Rising, a political action committee known for opposition research targeting Democratic candidates.

“Typical MAGA to classify an @AmericaRising tracker as a ‘reporter,’” Moulton wrote. “I’m not going to apologize for how much MAGA pisses me off. I’ll take them on anywhere, anytime, and I won’t back down. If this tracker can’t handle a reality check or hold onto his own equipment, that’s on him. Sorry not sorry.”