MAGA influencer claims she was 'targeted' by police for being friend of Trump

MAGA influencer claims she was 'targeted' by police for being friend of Trump Melissa Rein Lively, 40, admitted to assaulting a woman at Bond Street Underground station but says police targeted her for being a friend of Donald Trump A MAGA influencer who assaulted a woman at a London tube station claims police had deliberately targeted her for her ties to Donald Trump. Melissa Rein Lively pulled the woman's hair in a "forceful manner" at Bond Street Underground station last October after allegedly stumbling into a pushchair carrying a child. The 40-year-old accepted a conditional caution and the assault by beating charge against her was withdrawn, Westminster Magistrates' Court was told. It was alleged that her partner, Philipp Ostermann racially abused two sisters at the tube station, saying: "You bloody Indians, watch where you're going, you shouldn't be here." Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, Lively claimed the incident has "destroyed her reputation," and that she was targeted by British Transport Police for being a friend of Donald Trump, and for being on the shortlist to become his official press spokeswoman before the job went to Karoline Leavitt. "I'm the founder and CEO of three PR companies that I built entirely from the ground up over the course of more than two decades. I am in a business where reputation is everything," she told the publication. "I want the truth to come out because this has been devastating for me, my family and my businesses. "I feel like there was pressure (within the police) to turn this into a symbolic or politically-charged case. In Britain now there is two-tier policing, two-tier justice. As soon as 'racism' is mentioned, well, I think you know…" Lively says she plans to sue the British Transport Police for pressing charges against her due to her public support for Trump's MAGA agenda. This is a Breaking News story. You’ll be more likely to see our stories when any big news breaks in future by simply by clicking this link. You can also join The Mirror’s WhatsApp Community or follow us on Google News, Flipboard, Apple News, TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads - or visit The Mirror homepage.