TAMPA, FL - As the Republican National Convention drew to a close late last night, vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan hit back at his critics - many of whom have condemned Ryan's Wednesday night speech and wider political agenda - wounding 5 people in the process.
"I couldn't believe it," said eyewitness and former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. "Someone yelled out something about Mr. Ryan's record on abortion and the next thing I knew, Mr. Ryan was all over the individual. It was totally crazy."
It is believed that the Wisconsin congressman landed several punches into a female activist before lunging into several concerned onlookers.
"It was the most terrifying thing I've ever encountered," said recovering campaign volunteer Nancy Applegate. "He must have kicked me about fifteen times before ripping out a chunk of my hair. I... I just don't know what made him snap like that."
Mr Ryan's shocking tirade follows widespread criticism of his speech to the RNC, in which he appeared to deceive voters - two of whom received kicks to the head - into believing that President Obama's healthcare plan removed $716 billion from Medicare, when in fact this figure represented savings in Medicare reimbursement rates.
Moreover, Mr Ryan violently slapped another witness, after it was pointed out that Mr Ryan's own proposed budget plan offered similar savings.
Meanwhile, it is understood that the violence only came to a halt after Mr Ryan was restrained by New Jersey Governor and RNC keynote speaker Chris Christie who insisted: "let me have a turn!"