Agitator arrested on battery charge outside Trump's West Palm Beach golf course

Investigators said the man, identified as Paul Messer, was engaging with protesters across from the golf club on Sunday when he got into a verbal dispute with a woman and struck her multiple times in the upper chest and neck with a metal flagpole, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

The altercation came just weeks after Trump played golf with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Trump International Golf Club. Rounding out their foursome were college football coaching legends Urban Meyer and Nick Saban.

Trump signaled warmer relations with the Florida governor last summer, and Florida has in turn increasingly aligned itself with key Trump administration priorities.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This report has been updated with more context on the altercation.