Assault on Former Efficiency Officer Sparks Outrage
Edward Coristine, a former government efficiency officer and known online as “big ball,” shared his experience on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime about a brutal attack he faced while escorting a friend to her car on a Monday night.
Details of the assault quickly spread online after President Donald Trump and Elon Musk commented on it back in August. During the segment, Watters probed Coristine about what transpired that night in Washington, DC. “I was hanging out with friends, and around 3 AM, we were wrapping things up. I was back in her car, walking a friend towards it. That’s when I noticed a group of about ten guys across the street,” Coristine recounted. “As we approached, they began shouting at us.”
“She unlocked the car, and I urged her to get inside and lock the door,” Coristine continued. “Then, they started throwing punches. I raised my hands and thought, ‘Okay, I’m going to take a lot of hits here.’ I tried to shield my head as best as I could. Thankfully, the whole ordeal was short-lived; the police arrived fairly quickly. I ended up with a broken nose and a concussion, but it could have been much worse.”
While Coristine wasn’t initially named, Trump posted a message in August highlighting a photo of the victim, later revealed to be Coristine, lying on the ground in distress. A report from the DC Metropolitan Police Department indicated the assault occurred on August 3, with about ten suspects fleeing on foot when police arrived.
Authorities later arrested two 15-year-olds from Hyattsville, Maryland, who were charged with unarmed carjacking.
Watters underscored the importance of Coristine’s quick thinking to protect his head, suggesting that he not only safeguarded his own well-being but potentially that of his friend as well. “It was a dire situation; the carjacking didn’t make much sense, considering it was the least valuable car on the block,” he pointed out.
This incident came on the heels of other violent occurrences in the city, including the fatal shooting of GOP intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym on June 30 and the shooting of two Israeli embassy staff near the capital’s Jewish Museum in May. Following the viral spread of Coristine’s attack, Trump announced on August 11 that he would deploy the National Guard to tackle rising violent crime in Washington, D.C.
