Hillary Clinton was rushed by an animal rights protester during a campaign event in Iowa this week. The protester, who was a young woman, was taken down by Secret Service and carried out of the venue by police.
CBS News New York reports:
VIDEO: Animal Rights Protester Tackled By Security Trying To Rush Stage At Hillary Clinton RallyA woman was tackled by security as she was trying to rush the stage at a Hillary Clinton rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday.The protester was quickly removed from the event.The woman, protesting on behalf of animal rights, tried to rush onto the stage during a rally at Lincoln High School, but, struggling, was escorted, out by security.CNN identified the woman as Kelsey Atkinson from Direct Action Everywhere.
As you’ll see in the video below, Hillary turned this into a lame joke about people getting carried away.
ABC News has more details:
Hillary Clinton Surrounded by Secret Service at Rally After Protester Breaks Past BarricadesHillary Clinton was surrounded by Secret Service agents Wednesday afternoon after a protester broke past barricades separating the Democratic nominee from the audience at a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa.Agents tackled the protester, who wore a shirt that read “Animal liberation now” and is a member of the animal rights organization Direct Action Everywhere, in a buffer zone surrounding the stage.The protester, identified afterward as Kelsey Atkinson of Chicago, was then led out of the gymnasium where the rally was held.It was the second time in less than a week that Clinton’s security detail came to her aid. Last Thursday in Las Vegas, a group of protesters also from Direct Action Everywhere attempted to enter the area around the stage, prompting agents to move to her side.
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