Minnesota congresswoman Angie Craig fights off attacker in DC with HOT COFFEE

In a horrifying attack, Rep. Angie Craig, a Democrat from Minnesota, was assaulted in the elevator of her apartment building in Washington, D.C. on Thursday around 7.15am.  

She defended herself by throwing hot coffee in the face of the attacker, according to her police report, and called 911 when the assailant fled.

Her chief of staff, Nick Coe, said she suffered bruising, but is otherwise physically okay.

'There is no evidence that the incident was politically motivated,' he said. 

'Rep. Craig is grateful to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department for their quick response and asks for privacy at this time.'

Rep. Angie Craig, a Democrat from Minnesota, was assaulted in the elevator of her apartment building in Washington, D.C. on Thursday around 7.15am

The 50-year-old Congresswoman was elected to a third term in last year's midterms.

The police report of the incident describes how she saw the suspect in the lobby of her building in the Mount Vernon Triangle area of the city, acting erratically, as if on drugs. 

'C1 advised that at some point she said "good morning" to S1 then she entered the elevator to go to her apartment,' reads the report, which is heavy on police jargon.

'C1 further states that S1 then, entered the same elevator she was in and began to randomly do push ups. 

'C1 stated that S1 with a closed fist punched her on the chin area of her face, and later grabbed her neck. 

'C1 defended her self by tossing her hot coffee at S1.'

The assailant fled before police officers arrived on the scene. 

Craig (center) speaks to Matt Gaetz (left) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (right) in January