Last night U.S. Capitol offices were put on lockdown after a pro-Palestinian mob descended on DNC headquarters. Six Capitol Police officers were reportedly injured but only one arrest was made.
The Capitol Police have put out a statement on the “not peaceful” protest:
USCP:
“We have handled hundreds of peaceful protests, but last night’s group was not peaceful. The crowd failed to obey our lawful orders to move back from the DNC, where Members of Congress were in the building.” https://t.co/9fsHgGHD78
— Sam Lisker (@slisker) November 16, 2023
We’re just guessing that CNN or MSNBC will not be having interviews with any of the officers who were injured last night.
USCP statement on the unlawful demonstration outside of the DNC: https://t.co/Z5fsf7HfZD pic.twitter.com/N4cd9xFYOs
— The U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) November 16, 2023
Here’s the full statement:
Last night approximately 200 people gathered in front of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters to protest the conflict in the Middle East.
We have handled hundreds of peaceful protests, but last night’s group was not peaceful. The crowd failed to obey our lawful orders to move back from the DNC, where…
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