As they stormed the stage in an attempt to silence him, the security detail posted around Baron Cohen moved in to fend them off. The security squad, it transpired, had been paid for by a mysterious benefactor who stepped in at the last minute to sponsor the event.

Baron Cohen and his entourage later fled in a private ambulance. The organisers, a pro-gun, pro-Trump group known as the Washington Three Percenters (WA3%), said that they were “appalled” by the stunt, which they complained made them “look bad”.

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