“He was tripped”: Netizens react to Brian Krassenstein mocking man criticising no kings protestor before falling on his face

Commentator Brian Krassenstein is being called out on the internet after he posted clips of a man falling at the October 18’s ‘No Kings’ protest, which was organized across various cities in the United States to rally against President Donald Trump’s administration.

Krassenstein, who posted a clip to X of a supporter of the MAGA, or Make America Great Again, movement, expressed happiness at the fact that the man, who had been hurling slurs at protestors, tripped and fell, injuring his face.

Krassenstein’s comment was slammed by netizens, who called the entrepreneur out for his insensitivity. Detractors of Krassenstein pointed to the fact that another person could be seen in the clip tripping the MAGA supporter. A netizen denounced Krassenstein and wrote,

“He didn’t fall, he was tripped and you posted the evidence of the assault.”

He didn’t fall, he was tripped and you posted the evidence of the assault. pic.twitter.com/8r72I1F93K

— Jon Morgan (@JonM1965) October 19, 2025

Another netizen highlighted the fact that the MAGA supporter had tripped, and sought to correct Krassenstein by remarking,

“It's called protesters tripping a guy who yelled at them. Yeah, I think most people fall after being tripped.”

Another critic of Krassenstein slammed the entrepreneur for his insensitive remarks and added,

“He had his glasses stolen off his face, fell down and then was tripped by a different protester causing him to fall and bust his head open. You guys think that’s what people deserve for protesting the protesters? Are you joking?”

While one commentator disagreed with the MAGA supporter, he wrote that Krassenstein’s remark was thoughtless. While calling the political commentator out, the netizen wrote,

“Well, the guy was a twit to be sure, but the person stole his sunglasses and he fell when running after, and then was tripped. I don’t see this as a “gotcha moment” for anybody, just a sad testimony of where we are.”

Another netizen criticized Krassenstein and referred to the treatment of the MAGA supporter as ‘assault.’ The netizen took to the comments section on X to address Krassenstein and write,

“You just posted a video showing a “No Kings” protestor assaulting that man.”

A netizen shared an additional clip of the same man from the scenes of the protests, in which he was being accosted by protestors. The netizen claimed that the man was being treated violently and wrote,

“Why did you cut off the part where a guy says it's a violent mob that's going to k!ll the man who had his glasses ripped off his face, tripped and his head split open?”

Why did you cut off the part where a guy says it's a violent mob that's going to k!ll the man who had his glasses ripped off his face, tripped and his head split open? pic.twitter.com/Y1K8vvjHCQ

— CJJ_ENN (@CJJ_ENN) October 19, 2025

About the incident referred to by Brian Krassenstein at one of the ‘No Kings’ protest sites

Brian Krassenstein’s expression of glee at a MAGA supporter hurting himself while hurling slurs attracted a lot of criticism on X. In the clip posted by Krassenstein, a man could be heard making insulting comments about ‘No Kings’ protestors. The man said,

“F*** you…Ride your bike, you f***ing f*g.”

The man who had been calling protestors slurs, then had his sunglasses stolen by someone and while chasing the thief, he fell, as per the clip shared by Krassenstein. His fall was applauded by protestors.

Afterwards, the man fell again after someone wearing an American flag could be seen tripping him. In the clip, the MAGA supporter could be seen with blood flowing from a wound on his face.

While posting the clip, Krassenstein wrote,

“KARMA…MAGA man falls on his face after calling No Kings protestors slurs in Denver.”

After the altercation, the man could be seen walking off in another direction.