An animal-rights protester snatched Sen. Kamala Harris' microphone during a Democratic presidential candidates forum in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — An animal-rights protester snatched Sen. Kamala Harris' microphone during a Democratic presidential candidates forum in San Francisco on Saturday before being escorted from the stage.
The California senator was discussing implementing her gender pay-gap plan at the MoveOn "Big Ideas Forum" when the protester ran onto the stage, took the microphone from her hand and began speaking to the crowd. The protester was blocked by moderator Karine Jean-Pierre before being surrounded by security."We're asking for a much bigger idea than..." the protester said before his microphone was cut off and he was removed from the stage.
The protester, Aidan Cook, of the Direct Action Everywhere animal-rights group, was asking for Harris to "support ordinary citizens rescuing animals rather than the factory farms that abuse animals, sicken local populations and repress whistleblowing activity," according to a"I live in Oakland and I'm one of Kamala Harris' constituents. I came to the MoveOn Big Ideas Forum today because there's one big idea that all of the 2020 presidential candidates are ignoring.
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