U.S. Republican senator Rand Paul says paid anarchists to blame after he was swarmed following Trump speech
One officer appears to use his bicycle to push a protester and stumbles into Paul after the protester shoves him. At no point does it show Paul being physically attacked.Convention attendees could hear hundreds of anti-Trump protesters gathered just beyond the White House gates shouting and blowing horns as Trump spoke. As some attendees left, they were confronted by masked demonstrators, social media postings show.
Republican Representative Brian Mast shared a video of protesters stopping him outside the White House, where one repeatedly shouts, “What do you think about police killing Black people in this country?” and drowns out his answers. Fellow Representative Jim Jordan told Fox the demonstrations were so thick when he left he White House that he decided to get a ride with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who had Capitol Police protection.Article content continued
Lafayette Square across from the White House was the site of protests earlier this summer, following the police killings of Taylor and African-American George Floyd. Washington’s local government later changed the name of the street leading to it to Black Lives Matter Plaza.
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