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White House press secretary Jen Psaki refused on Thursday to condemn left-wing protesters who are intimidating Supreme Court justices by protesting near their personal residences.
What did Psaki say?
Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked Psaki about the Biden administration's position on the protesters — but all she did was affirm that they are "peaceful" protests.
"You guys had some time yesterday talking about what you think are the extreme wings of the Republican Party. Do you think the progressive activists that are now planning protests outside some of the justices’ houses are extreme?" Doocy asked.
"Peaceful protest? No. Peaceful protest is not extreme," Psaki replied.
When Doocy noted that some of the Supreme Court justices have young kids, Psaki still refused to condemn the protests.
"Look, I think our view here is that peaceful protest — there’s a long history in the United States and the country of that, and we certainly encourage people to keep it peaceful and not resort to any level of violence," Psaki said.
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The fact that protesters have even circulated the addresses of the justices online, which Doocy pointed out, did not stir Psaki to condemn the intimidation tactics.
Instead, Psaki focused on the "sadness" and "fear" that Americans have over U.S. abortion rights — which are among the most extreme in the world — potentially being scaled back.
"Look, I think the president’s view is that there’s a lot of passion, a lot of fear, a lot of sadness from many, many people across this country about what they saw in that leaked document," Psaki said. "We obviously want people’s privacy to be respected. We want people to protest peacefully if they want to protest. That is certainly what the president’s view would be."
"So he doesn’t care if they’re protesting outside the Supreme Court or outside someone’s private residence?" Doocy fired back.
"I don’t have an official U.S. government position on where people protest," Psaki conceded.
"But I think we shouldn’t lose the point here: The reason people are protesting is because women across the country are worried about their fundamental rights that have been law for 50 years," she continued. "Their rights to make choices about their own bodies and their own health care are at risk. That’s why people are protesting. They’re unhappy. They’re scared."
The intimidation tactics have resulted in each Supreme Court justice receiving extra security. CBS News reported that, in addition to their homes being targeted, some justices have even received "more targeted personal phone threats."
Convoy of American truckers hits Washington, DC, takes laps on the Beltway
The American answer to Canada’s Freedom Convoy has arrived.
The trucker convoy drove around the Capital Beltway — the metropolitan interstate highway loops surrounding Washington, D.C. — before heading back to Hagerstown, Maryland to regroup and organize, NBC News reported.
Last month, lawmakers in the D.C. metropolitan area requested support from the National Guard as they prepared for thousands of American truckers to descend on the nation’s capital.
Organizers of the American trucker convoy requested a permit from the National Park Service to allow 1,000 to 3,000 people to gather in Washington, D.C., as they protest policy pertaining to domestic energy production, mandatory COVID-19 vaccination, and federal disregard for immigration law.
Bob Bolus, an organizer of the American trucker convoy — known as the “People’s Convoy” — said that protesters are interested in shutting down the Capital Beltway like a “giant boa constrictor that basically squeezes you.”
The People’s Convoy left California in late February, and according to the New York Times, there are at least 1,000 trucks, recreational vehicles, and cars participating in the protest.
One man, who described himself as the lead trucker in the convoy, said he plans to drive his rig into the heart of Washington, D.C.
He said, “D.C., the government, whomever, can claim that they have all this opposition for us waiting in D.C., but the flag on the back of my truck will go down to Constitution Avenue between the White House and the Washington Monument.”
Christopher Rodriguez, the director of the District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, said that if the People’s Convoy enters Washington, there will be authorities waiting for them.
He said, “We’ve been preparing for this for over a month now. In the event we do see impact in the district, those personnel and equipment can help move traffic through with the support of the Metropolitan Police Department.”
The People’s Convoy is one of several protests inspired by the Canadian Freedom Convoy.
People gathered across the world in places like New Zealand, France, Austria, and now the United States to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Most of these protests, however, occurred in nations that do not have legally guaranteed protections for peaceful assembly and protests and were subsequently squashed.
In Canada, for instance, the police enforced a “zero tolerance” policy for “any activity in the area” where the Freedom Convoy assembled to protest, per NBC News.
In the aftermath of the Canadian government cracking down on the protests, Canadian police vowed to identify anyone involved in the protests and issue them with financial sanctions and criminal charges.
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Like the many people who only peacefully protested at the Capitol on Jan. 6, the truckers will be smeared as domestic terrorists by the Biden administration and media.Woman charged with intent to kill after police say she hit protesters blocking road. But here's what the video shows.
North Carolina authorities have charged a woman with serious felonies after they say she hit two protesters demonstrating in the street this week,
Video of the incident, however, has provided additional insight into what happened.
What are the details?
Elizabeth City police arrested 41-year-old Lisa Michelle O'Quinn after she allegedly hit two people on Monday who were "peacefully protesting and exercising their constitutional rights," according to a press release.
Protesters were demonstrating in the roadway and blocking traffic from moving as normal. Elizabeth City has been the site of demonstrations for about a month after police there killed Andrew Brown Jr., a black man whose death a prosecutor has ruled "justified."
Police charged O'Quinn with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill by use of a motor vehicle, one count of careless and reckless conduct and one count of unsafe movement.
Investigators even said they are gathering evidence to determine if O'Quinn committed a hate crime. O'Quinn is white and the two people she allegedly hit are black women. Both victims were taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries, then later released.
"The police department is currently investigating this matter and we will be presenting facts and findings in this case to include potential aggravating factors for criminal enhancements for potential sentencing purposes of a hate crime involving this event," the department said.
What does the video show?
Video uploaded to social media showed what happened in the alleged assault.
O'Quinn can be seen driving a white car and attempting to make a right turn onto a street where protesters were demonstrating. O'Quinn inched forward and slowly made her turn while honking her horn. The protesters then began beating on O'Quinn's vehicle, and she responded by speeding up. One of the protesters fell to the ground, then got up and walked away.
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With protesters now routinely demonstrating on public roadways, some politicians have advocated providing drivers with immunity if they strike protesters blocking the road.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) recently signed into law an "anti-riot" bill that, among other things, provides drivers with civil immunity if they strike protesters blocking the road, so long as they claim they did so to protect their life. Oklahoma has enacted a similar law.
North Carolina once considered such legislation — in fact, one bill passed the state House in 2017 — but the effort ultimately fizzled out.
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