(RedState) More than 300 people were arrested Wednesday by the U.S. Capitol Police, after a full day of “protests” by Hamas supporters in and around U.S. Capitol grounds, according to Townhall Managing Editor Spencer Brown, who reported that three people were arrested for assaulting officers. A full list of charges is to be announced.
USCP leadership has anticipated unrest at the Capitol since the latest outbreak of hostilities between Hamas and Israel on October 7. Last Thursday night security fencing was erected around the Capitol ahead of Hamas’ “Day of Jihad” on Friday the 13th, and on Tuesday House members/staff were notified of an “increased security posture due to potential demonstration activity” and “potential for civil disturbance on Wednesday.”
The insurrectionists, who claim to be from a group called “Jewish Voices for Peace,” stormed into the Cannon House Office Building and occupied the rotunda, chanting “CEASEFIRE.” (Read More)
