Trump Staffer Britt Mchenry Resigns After NBA Game Altercation
WHO:
Los Angeles Times - The incident involved Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma’s fiancée, Winnie Harlow.
Los Angeles Times - McHenry was a Fox News personality and worked at ESPN from 2014 to 2017.
ABC News - A State Department official described McHenry’s departure as an internal personnel matter.
Daily Mail Sports - Britt McHenry was a former ESPN host.
US Magazine - McHenry was 40 and a former ESPN reporter.
US Magazine - A male companion was with McHenry during the argument.
TMZ - Britt McHenry was a Trump White House staffer.
NY Post - McHenry was hired as a press adviser.
TMZ - A fan was involved in the altercation with McHenry.
WHAT:
Los Angeles Times - A clear liquid hit or came close to hitting McHenry on the back of the head before she threw a drink toward that person.
Los Angeles Times - People in the crowd chanted, “Kick her out!” and threw towels at McHenry.
Los Angeles Times - Monumental Sports & Entertainment did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Los Angeles Times - McHenry told Front Office Sports that she signed a resignation letter.
Los Angeles Times - McHenry later apologized for the 2015 incident in which she berated a towing-company employee.
Los Angeles Times - In footage, McHenry gave the middle finger and blew kisses to the crowd; another video showed her asking a security worker, “What did I do?”
ABC News - McHenry had been suspended by ESPN for one week in 2015 after a video of her berating a towing-company clerk went viral.
Pro Football Network - A second video showed fans in McHenry’s section heckling her shortly before drinks were thrown both ways.
US Magazine - Video obtained by TMZ seemingly showed McHenry and her companion arguing with a fan seated behind them.
TMZ - McHenry resigned from her White House job after a video showed her throwing a drink at a fan during a heated altercation at an NBA game.
NY Post - McHenry was promoted on the day of the incident, then forced to resign over the NBA scuffle.
WHERE:
ABC News - The incident occurred at Capital One Arena during a Washington Wizards–Milwaukee Bucks game.
US Magazine - The fan was seated behind McHenry and her companion at the game.
TMZ - The altercation took place at an NBA game.
TMZ - McHenry’s job was at the Trump White House.
WHEN:
ABC News - McHenry’s resignation from her State Department position was reported as occurring Friday.
ABC News - McHenry was appointed State Department press adviser last month.
TMZ - McHenry resigned on Thursday.
NY Post - McHenry was hired in September and promoted on Wednesday, the day of the incident.
WHY:
Los Angeles Times - The confrontation reportedly began when people sitting behind McHenry shouted insults about Kyle Kuzma’s fiancée, and McHenry spoke up in Harlow’s defense.
HOW:
ABC News - Video appeared to show McHenry being escorted from the stands at Capital One Arena after the altercation.
Daily Mail Sports - McHenry was reportedly forced to resign by Trump.
(UPDATED October 24, 2026 11:58 UTC)
Britt McHenry resigned from her State Department press adviser position after a confrontation at a Washington Wizards–Milwaukee Bucks game at Capital One Arena. Video appears to show the former ESPN host throwing a drink toward a fan seated behind her, then being escorted from the stands. The dispute reportedly began when people behind McHenry insulted Winnie Harlow, fiancée of Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma, and McHenry spoke up in Harlow’s defense. A clear liquid then hit or nearly hit the back of McHenry’s head before drinks were thrown both ways. In footage, she gives the crowd the middle finger and blows kisses, while people chant, “Kick her out!” and throw towels. McHenry told Front Office Sports she signed a resignation letter; a State Department official called her departure an internal personnel matter. She had joined the department as a press adviser after working at ESPN from 2014 to 2017.
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(UPDATED October 24, 2026 03:03 UTC)
Britt McHenry resigned from her role as a State Department press adviser after a heated altercation with a fan at a Washington Wizards–Milwaukee Bucks game at Capital One Arena. Video showed McHenry throwing a drink toward the fan, after a clear liquid was thrown or nearly hit the back of her head. The confrontation reportedly began when people seated behind McHenry and her companion insulted Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma’s fiancée, Winnie Harlow, and McHenry spoke up in her defense. Footage also showed McHenry giving the crowd the middle finger and blowing kisses, while spectators chanted for her to be kicked out and threw towels. McHenry said she signed a resignation letter; a State Department official called her departure an internal personnel matter. The former ESPN host had been appointed last month and was promoted on the day of the incident. She previously apologized for berating a towing-company employee in 2015.
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(UPDATED October 24, 2026 02:08 UTC)
Former ESPN host Britt McHenry resigned from her White House press adviser job after a heated altercation with a fan at an NBA game in Washington. Video appears to show McHenry and a male companion arguing with a fan seated behind them, then throwing drinks. McHenry also gave the crowd the middle finger and blew kisses; in another clip, she asks a security worker, “What did I do?” The confrontation reportedly began after people behind her shouted insults about Winnie Harlow, fiancée of Milwaukee Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma, and McHenry spoke up in Harlow’s defense. McHenry told Front Office Sports that she signed a resignation letter, and she was reportedly forced out by President Trump. She had been hired in September and promoted on the day of the incident.
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(UPDATED October 24, 2026 01:26 UTC)
Britt McHenry has resigned from her job as a press adviser at the Trump White House after a confrontation with a fan at a Washington Wizards–Milwaukee Bucks game. Video appears to show McHenry and a male companion arguing with a fan seated behind them at Capital One Arena, before drinks were thrown in both directions. McHenry was reportedly forced to resign by President Trump, after being promoted on the day of the incident. A State Department official described her departure as an internal personnel matter. McHenry, a former ESPN host and reporter, was hired in September. In 2015, ESPN suspended her for one week after a video of her berating a towing-company clerk went viral. A separate video from the game reportedly shows fans in McHenry’s section heckling her shortly before the drinks were thrown.
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(UPDATED October 23, 2026 23:14 UTC)
Britt McHenry has resigned from her role as a press adviser at the Trump White House after a heated argument with a fan at an NBA game. Video obtained by TMZ appears to show McHenry and a male companion arguing with a fan seated behind them, before McHenry throws a drink. McHenry, 40, is a former ESPN host and reporter. She was reportedly hired in September and promoted on Wednesday, the day of the incident. She resigned on Thursday, after the video showed the confrontation. McHenry was reportedly forced to leave the White House job by President Trump. The incident followed her promotion and ended her brief tenure as a White House press adviser.
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(UPDATED October 23, 2026 21:16 UTC)
Britt McHenry has resigned from her job as a staffer at the Trump White House after a video showed her throwing a drink at a fan during a heated altercation at an NBA game. McHenry had been hired as a press adviser in September, and she was promoted on the same day as the incident. The promotion came Wednesday, according to the account of the events, before the confrontation at the game. The video captured McHenry throwing a drink at the fan during the scuffle. The incident led to her departure from the White House, with McHenry resigning on Thursday. Her resignation followed the release of footage showing the altercation. The sequence of events included her hiring as a press adviser, her promotion, the NBA-game confrontation, and her resignation from the Trump White House.