Black Lives Matter agitators harassed and assaulted guests as they left the White House Thursday night at the conclusion of the Republican National Convention.
Reporters on the ground captured video of the agitators screaming profanities at guests as they exited the White House grounds.
— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) August 28, 2020
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and his wife were followed by a large mob of protesters while they walked back to their hotel. At one point, a police officer escorting the couple was shoved into Paul.
Rand Paul just got chased by a crowd back to his hotel, after leaving the White House from Trump’s Republican Party Nomination #DC #DCProtests pic.twitter.com/h1kPcZG1jh
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) August 28, 2020
“Just got attacked by an angry mob of over 100, one block away from the White House. Thank you to DC Police Department for literally saving our lives from a crazed mob,” Paul wrote on Twitter shortly after the incident.
Just got attacked by an angry mob of over 100, one block away from the White House. Thank you to @DCPoliceDept for literally saving our lives from a crazed mob.
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) August 28, 2020
Another couple had a similar experience, video shows.
Man and his wife leaving White House get mobbed on their way back to their hotel by livid protesters. pic.twitter.com/qnpPTfReS3
— Phillip Nieto (@nieto_phillip) August 28, 2020
One older man who was outside the White House to watch the fireworks display was sucker punched in the head and fell to the ground, according to reporters. Another video shows the man’s face bleeding after his head was shoved into a megaphone.
A man was surrounded by a crowd of protesters near the White House, not sure why. A few scuffles broke out and then he was sucker punched in the head and he fell down. He also has some blood on his face. pic.twitter.com/ZOxCe9XP0m
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) August 28, 2020
Elderly man assaulted by protesters near St. John’s in DC. He appeared to be walking with another elderly female wearing pro-Trump gear. pic.twitter.com/LoharqhA60
— Phillip Nieto (@nieto_phillip) August 28, 2020
During his acceptance speech on the White House lawn, President Donald Trump hammered his opponent for failing to condemn “mob rule.”
“When there is police misconduct, the justice system must hold wrongdoers fully and completely accountable, and it will. But what we can never have in America – and must never allow – is mob rule. In the strongest possible terms, the Republican Party condemns the rioting, looting, arson and violence we have seen in Democrat-run cities like Kenosha, Minneapolis, Portland, Chicago, and New York,” said the president.
“During their convention, Joe Biden and his supporters remained completely silent about the rioters and criminals spreading mayhem in Democrat-run Cities,” he added. “In the face of left-wing anarchy and mayhem in Minneapolis, Chicago, and other cities, Joe Biden’s campaign did not condemn it – they donated to it.”
Anthony Gockowski
Anthony Gockowski is Editor-in-Chief of Alpha News. He previously worked as an editor for The Minnesota Sun and Campus Reform, and wrote for the Daily Caller.
