Popular TikTok transvestite outed as a pedophile who stalked a mother and molested her children



A cross-dressing TikTok star has been exposed in court as a pedophile who molested children and stalked a family into homelessness.

The mother of the victims told the pedophile in court Tuesday, "You can wear any mask you like, but the truth is out and everybody knows who you really are, finally."

The Adelaide Advertiser reported that the middle-aged man who calls himself Rachel Queen Burton was arrested in October 2022 by the elite Joint Anti Child Exploitation team over crimes that took place in rural and regional South Australia in 2019.

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Burton, a self-described "proud Trans Woman living [his] best life with no regrets," initially denied the allegations; however, he has since pleaded guilty to aggravated counts of producing and possessing child porn, gross indecency, and indecent assault.

Judge Rauf Soulio of the South Australia District Court heard that Burton repeatedly molested two children prior to his rise as a local LGBT icon on TikTok, where he netted over 36,000 followers and frequently appeared with the transgender flag.

The victims' mother told the court that she fled with the kids upon discovering the abuse, but that they were pursued by Burton.

The mother indicated she managed to take the children to a police-issued safe house, but even there, safety proved illusory as Burton "showed up at the window, peering in," prompting them to flee again, reported the Advertiser.

"No food, scared children, too scared to go anywhere, never knowing if you could find us," said the mother. "When the children did sleep, nightmares haunted them."

Burton appeared in court via video link from a men's prison during the hearing, affording the mother an opportunity to address him.

"You are the monster, you make me feel sick to my stomach," she said.

"You are a gross, phony, self-indulgent thing who has cheated my children out of so much, and took it away from them without care," continued the mother. "In your online rants, you showed no remorse for your bad behavior, all while knowing what you had done … getting an audience for your false life was far more important."

The pedophile reportedly blubbered throughout the victims' statements.

The woman's daughter, the youngest victim, said, "I was happy before you broke the rules, I didn't know what was going on at the time, I feel angry at you for doing the wrong thing to me."

"I felt like a bird trapped in a cage," added the youngest victim. "All I wanted was to be free."

The girl's brother noted he has chronic nightmares on account of the abuse.

The victims' older brother, who was reportedly not abused by Burton, characterized the transvestite as "repulsive, filthy and vile."

Reduxx reported that Burton had revealed in a January 2022 video that he had been taking sex-change hormone therapy for over a month.

"I [thought] I was supposed to get moody. But I haven't been moody since starting the testosterone blockers ... I got a little b****y — just a little b****y, that was when I was straight on the estrogen," said the pedophile. "I still cry. I still cry heaps. I'm still an emotional wreck. But it's a nice emotion."

Despite his alleged use of hormones, there is no indication he will be transferred to a women's prison.

Critics have taken notice of Burton's seamless transition from predator to trans influencer.

The Texas Family Project asked, "Does this surprise anyone?"

Genevieve Gluck, co-founder of the feminist publication Reduxx, noted, "Paraphilias, or sexual fetishes, are symptoms of sexual pathology, and they often escalate and overlap."

South African billionaire Elon Musk wrote, "If evil people are given a moral cloak that cannot be questioned, they are certain to wear it. This is not to say that all transgender people are bad – that would be false – but rather that they should be no more above questioning than anyone else."

Burton will reportedly remain in custody until further sentencing in April.

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Raging transgender activist caught on video flipping Turning Point USA table at University of Washington: 'Get the f*** off my campus, you Nazi!'



A transgender activist engaged in a furious and aggressive confrontation with members of Turning Point USA on the campus of the University of Washington on Wednesday.

The transgender activist is heard saying on video, "Yeah, no, you just support the genocide of trans kids and anyone who supported that."

A member of TPUSA calmly responds, "No. That is such an assumption."

The LGBTQ activist – who was not identified – claims that the TPUSA member is lying.

Pointing to the conservative pamphlets with the faces of the Founding Fathers on the Turning Point USA table, the transgender activist asserts, "Such an assumption with all of this s**t."

The Turning Point USA member asks the activist, "What is anti-trans on the table?"

Without answering the question, the transgender activist frustratingly replies, "You're TPUSA bitches."

The transgender activist then says "whatever" before lashing out and flipping the Turning Point USA table as well as all of the materials on it.

The raging transgender activist screams at the conservative group, "Get the f*** off my campus, you Nazi!"

It appears that the transgender activist then shoves a TPUSA member.

The TPUSA member is heard saying, "That's assault, actually."

Video of the violent outburst was captured by TPUSA campus field organizer Rachel Anderson. She said of the hostile encounter, "Some of that 'tolerance' here at UW! We're not going anywhere and will continue to have a presence on campus."

The official Twitter account for Turning Point USA said of the belligerent altercation, "Angry Leftist student flips TPUSA table Yet ANOTHER example of extreme actions taken against the existence of conservative values on school campuses."

Members of Turning Point said they would contact campus police at the University of Washington to report the antagonistic incident.

TheBlaze reached out to the University of Washington Police Department for comment, but had not received any communication by the time of publication.

Earlier this month, former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines was "ambushed and physically hit" as a violent mob pursued her after she delivered a speech warning of the dangers of including biological males in female sports during a TPUSA event at San Francisco State University.

Jamillah Moore, vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at San Francisco State University, praised students involved in the protest that turned violent, "It took tremendous bravery to stand in a challenging space."

Last month, alleged members of Antifa disrupted a Turning Point USA event featuring TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk at the University of California Davis. The event was marred by violence as alleged Antifa members smashed windows, hurled eggs, brawled with police, and intimidated people from attending the speech.

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\u201cSome of that \u2018tolerance\u2019 at @UW! We\u2019re not going anywhere and will continue to have a presence on campus!\n\n@tpusastudents @TPUSA @charliekirk11\u201d
— Rachel Anderson (@Rachel Anderson) 1681326533

'I am grateful Elon Musk reached out to me': GOP senator's Twitter account unlocked after being slapped down over hunting photo



Twitter has reinstated Sen. Steve Daines' (R-Mont.) account after locking it over a profile photo featuring the lawmaker and his wife posing with an antelope after a hunt.

The platform had claimed that the photo broke its "rules against graphic violence or adult content in profile images" and instructed that the profile image would need to be deleted in order to unlock the account.

\u201c.@SteveDaines\u2019 twitter account was locked last night for displaying \u201cgraphic violence\u201d in his profile picture.\n\nBecause going hunting with your wife is apparently against @Twitter rules now.\n\nWhat a joke.\u201d
— Rachel Dumke (@Rachel Dumke) 1675774248

"I am grateful Elon Musk reached out to me to resolve this issue and am glad that he recognizes that free speech is a bedrock of our country, and acted quickly to reinstate my Twitter account after being made aware of its suspension," Daines said in a statement.

"The initial ban over the profile photo of my wife and me after a successful Montana antelope hunt was disappointing given the fact that it is no different than photos Montanans share on social media every day. It's our Montana way of life and we are proud of it. I am glad Elon Musk recognizes this. The rest of the country benefits from the acceptance of diverse thoughts and values, including Montana values," Daines added.

\u201cMy full statement on my Twitter suspension and reinstatement here:\u201d
— Steve Daines (@Steve Daines) 1675798513

Daines has served in the Senate since 2015, and had previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Wealthy business magnate Elon Musk acquired Twitter last year.

"This is being fixed. Policy against showing blood in profile pic is being amended to 'clearly showing blood without clicking on the profile pic'. The intent is to avoid people being forced to see gruesome profile pics," Musk tweeted. "Going forward, Twitter will be broadly accepting of different values, rather than trying to impose its own specific values on the world," he wrote in another post.

After taking over Twitter last year, Musk reinstated former President Donald Trump's account, which had been permanently suspended in early 2021, on the tail end of his term in office. Trump, who is running for president again, has not tweeted anything since being reinstated.

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Horowitz: Meet the new GOP … same as the old



"As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly." —Proverbs 26:11

It’s not called the grand old party for nothing. The more things change, the more they stay the same. On Tuesday, the House GOP conference voted overwhelmingly to either keep the same leaders or to offer them promotions. The Senate followed suit on Wednesday.

Before all the votes are counted and we even know the full makeup of the House GOP Conference, Republicans rushed to hold leadership elections on Tuesday to coronate the existing leadership team before opposition could be mobilized. For the top two leadership positions, the House overwhelmingly voted to elevate Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise – the current minority leader and whip respectively – to the positions of speaker and majority leader. Scalise ran unopposed because nobody thought they could even muster opposition to him, and former Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs challenged McCarthy for speaker. McCarthy won 188-31.

While it is pathetic that less than one-seventh of the conference voted for change, it should be noted that 31 votes were actually a strong showing for Biggs, because it demonstrates that McCarthy is nowhere near the 218 votes he needs to secure for the Jan. 3 floor vote. Still, it’s disquieting that most Republicans don’t see a need to change leaders immediately.

Ironically, McCarthy and Scalise rose to prominence in June 2014 after the GOP failed to learn the lesson from the original conservative revolution against the establishment – even predating Trump. In one of the most shocking upsets of all time, an economics professor with little money knocked off then-Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the Virginia primary for his House seat. Just nine days later, rather than engaging in any introspection, the caucus voted to elevate then-Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy to the position of leader.

McCarthy and Cantor were cut from the same cloth, except McCarthy is less intelligent on policy issues than Cantor. Along with Paul Ryan, they wrote a book, “Young Guns,” outlining their weak corporatist vision for the party. Yet after Cantor was defeated in his own primary, they elevated McCarthy to leader, and then the remaining gun, Paul Ryan, became speaker a year later.

At the time, former Rep. Raul Labrador challenged McCarthy for the position and was backed by then-Rep. Ron DeSantis. "Promoting, by acclamation, a member of the very Washington leadership that has failed to bridge the divide with Republicans outside Washington struck me as exactly the wrong response," Labrador wrote in a letter to House Republicans. Well, eight years later, Labrador knocked off a RINO to become attorney general of Idaho, DeSantis became America’s most conservative governor in Florida, but McCarthy is still the GOP leader.

Down-ballot, things got even worse. Scalise’s move up to majority leader left a vacancy for the position of whip. So, who won the position? Rep. Tom Emmer, the man who ran the NRCC and produced the most underwhelming results for a GOP midterm with a Democrat president since 1962. Emmer recently co-sponsored a green card giveaway to Big Tech companies. Their reward for flooding our labor market with more foreign workers is to fast-track them with green cards. This is the man who will be counting the votes!

For the number four position, conference chair, incumbent Elise Stefanik was challenged by a Freedom Caucus member, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds. Stefanik won 144-74, which demonstrates that even after so many years of gains, conservatives still only compose about one-quarter of the GOP House members.

What about in the Senate? Surely enough Republicans would support getting rid of the fossil Mitch McConnell, right? Think again. It’s even worse in the house of lords. Only 16 Republicans voted to even delay the election until after the Georgia runoff. Then, only 10 Republicans supported Rick Scott over Mitch McConnell. Which again demonstrates what I’ve been saying for years – Democrats enjoy a de facto 90-10 majority in the Senate. So, Senate elections are moot anyway, because we are light-years away from a conservative majority.

As if to prove the point, just minutes after winning reelection, McConnell told the media how eager he is to work with Biden and touted all the liberal bipartisan victories he handed to Biden during the first two years.

\u201c- Grandmas are being arrested for singing at abortion clinics\n\n- Over 1000 political prisoners arrested\n\n- Parents declared domestic terrorists\n\n- Hardly any diesel & exorbitant cost of living\n\nAnd GOP @LeaderMcConnell leadership wants to work w Biden on infrastructure\u201d
— Rachel Semmel (@Rachel Semmel) 1668624955

McConnell then proceeded to stay neutral in the civilization fight over marriage by not whipping, as leader, against the gay marriage bill. Twelve Republicans voted for cloture on the bill, and most others aren’t exactly hopping mad that it will pass.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results. Conservative pundits, talk show hosts, columnists, and strategic thinkers must ask themselves what they plan to do differently to change or leave this party. Clearly, what they are doing is not working.

Jay Leno suffered 'serious burns from a gasoline fire' but is 'ok'



Comedian and car aficionado Jay Leno suffered burns caused by a gasoline fire, but says that he is "ok."

"I got some serious burns from a gasoline fire. I am ok. Just need a week or two to get back on my feet," Leno said in a statement, according to reports.

"Jay wants everyone to know that he is in stable condition and receiving treatment at the Grossman Burn Center for burns that he received to his face and hands from a gasoline accident in his garage over the weekend," spokesperson for Grossman Burn Center at West Hills Hospital Aimee Bennett said in a statement. Leno "is in good humor," the statement noted.

\u201c#UPDATE: A statement from The Grossman Burn Center where Jay Leno is being treated for burns to his face & hands from a gasoline accident in his garage. He is \u201cin good humor and touched by all the inquiries into his condition.\u201d @KTLA @KTLAnewsdesk\u201d
— Rachel Menitoff (@Rachel Menitoff) 1668460297

In a video, a man, who said he has worked with Leno for 15 years, said that the incident involved "a steam car" and that gas had "sprayed" on Leno. The man, who said his name is George, said that he was not present when the incident occurred. Access Hollywood said the man is George Swift, an employee and friend of Leno's.

Jay Leno's Employee Gives Update On Jay Leno’s Burns www.youtube.com

Leno, who formerly hosted the "Tonight Show," is a car enthusiast who hosts "Jay Leno's Garage."

"From classic cars to supercars and everything in between, Jay is hitting the road to discover the most exciting, weird and wonderful vehicles ever made and meet the passionate people behind their wheels," a show description states. "Whether he's exploring the story of an iconic brand, road-testing the newest supercar or investigating the latest automotive innovations, there is no wheel Jay won't get behind to tell the story of our love affair with the car."

Leno also hosts a gameshow called "You Bet Your Life."

Eventbrite removes another post advertising a screening of Matt Walsh's 'What Is a Woman?' documentary



The platform Eventbrite has once again exhibited its allegiance to the LGBT agenda by removing a listing that advertised a screening of conservative commentator Matt Walsh's "What Is a Woman?" documentary, a work that exposes the absurdity of radical leftist gender ideology.

Conservative Partnership Institute policy director Rachel Bovard tweeted about Eventbrite's move, and posted a screenshot of the company's email.

"We're reaching out regarding your event listing, 'CPI 'What Is A Woman?' Movie Screening,'" Eventbrite noted in the email. "We do not permit events, content, or creators that promote or encourage hate, violence, or harassment towards others and/or oneself. In this instance, we have determined that your event expresses views that are in violation of our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service and is therefore not permitted on the Eventbrite platform. As a result, your event listing has been removed."

"While you may continue to use Eventbrite for other events, if we become aware of any future event that violates our policies, we will remove it. Please note that severe or repeated violations of our policies could result in your account being terminated," the company warned.

\u201cAt @CPInst we\u2019re hosting a screening of @MattWalshBlog\u2019s documentary \u201cWhat Is A Woman?\u201d\n\nSo, naturally, @eventbrite banned us for promoting hate, violence, and harassment.\u201d
— Rachel Bovard (@Rachel Bovard) 1665519886

Last month, the company delivered the same message when it yanked down a "What Is a Woman?" watch party event listing by the Western Kentucky University chapter of Turning Point USA.

But while Eventbrite claims that event listings for Walsh's documentary run afoul of its rules, it continues to allow posts about drag-related events which are open to children.

For example, right now on Eventbrite there is a listing for an "All Ages Drag Makeup" event that will be held next month in Australia. "This event is for all ages. LGBTIQA+ young people are strongly encouraged to come along," the description notes. Another listing currently posted on Eventbrite advertises an "All Ages Drag Bingo" event slated to take place later this month in Oregon.

Here is a trailer for Walsh's documentary:

OFFICIAL TRAILER: "WHAT IS A WOMAN?" www.youtube.com

Writer Maud Newton deletes tweet after claiming that it was 'an evangelical dog whistle' when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis described hurricane storm surge as 'biblical'



Maud Newton, who describes herself as "a writer, critic, editor, and occasional speaker," posted — then later deleted — a tweet in which she claimed that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' use of the word "biblical" to describe hurricane storm surge was "an evangelical dog whistle."

"'DeSantis said there had been 'biblical' storm surge on Sanibel Island...'" Newton wrote, quoting from a New York Times article. "This language is an evangelical dog whistle—i.e., it's not climate change, it's God," Newton remarked in the now-deleted post.

Newton, the author of the book "Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation" indicated that she stands behind her tweet, but chose to delete it anyway.

"Sometimes I stand by a tweet but delete it because I have spent enough of my life amid the rantings and abuse of Rapture-obsessed evangelicals. Good time for a Twitter break. See y'all," she tweeted.

\u201cSometimes I stand by a tweet but delete it because I have spent enough of my life amid the rantings and abuse of Rapture-obsessed evangelicals. Good time for a Twitter break. See y'all \u270c\ud83c\udffb\u201d
— Maud Newton (@Maud Newton) 1664576317

The Sunshine State is now in recovery mode after getting hammered by Hurricane Ian.

Earlier this week, as the menacing storm approached Florida, Rachel Vindman, the wife of Alexander S. Vindman, posted a tweet jokingly suggesting that people should start referring to the hurricane using "they/them pronouns" in order to irritate Gov. DeSantis.

"We should use they/them pronouns for hurricane Ian to annoy DeSantis," Vindman tweeted on Tuesday. But in a tweet on Wednesday she announced, "I deleted my tweet from yesterday because it was offensive to the trans community. I want to be an ally, but I make mistakes. A lot of them. Thank you to those who left rebuking comments."

"I will harass Gov DeSantis again & again. He deserves it. He's eroded trust in all levels of government & removed experienced & competent people. He's spent his entire time in office auditioning for the White House & soon that will become tragically apparent to all," Vindman tweeted on Wednesday.

\u201cI will harass Gov DeSantis again & again. \n\nHe deserves it. \n\nHe\u2019s eroded trust in all levels of government & removed experienced & competent people. \n\nHe\u2019s spent his entire time in office auditioning for the White House & soon that will become tragically apparent to all.\u201d
— Rachel Vindman \ud83c\udf3b (@Rachel Vindman \ud83c\udf3b) 1664380150

After tweeting 'We should use they/them pronouns for hurricane Ian to annoy DeSantis,' Rachel Vindman deletes her post 'because it was offensive to the trans community'



Rachel Vindman, who on Tuesday posted a tweet jokingly suggesting that people should refer to Hurricane Ian using "they/them pronouns" in a bid to irritate GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, has announced that she deleted the tweet "because it was offensive to the trans community."

Vindman had tweeted on Tuesday, "We should use they/them pronouns for hurricane Ian to annoy DeSantis." That tweet has since been deleted. In another Tuesday tweet which remains on the social media platform, Vindman wrote, "I appreciate the danger of this storm which only serves to underscore the point that electing leaders who only divert their attention away from destroying systems [in order to score political points] to emergencies, isn't helpful when there is a true crisis."

In another post from Tuesday that also remains on Twitter, Vindman, who is the wife of Alexander S. Vindman and a co-host of "The Suburban Women Problem" podcast, said that her tweet was "not a hurricane joke," but "a DeSantis joke because DeSantis is a joke."

But on Wednesday, Vindman announced, "I deleted my tweet from yesterday because it was offensive to the trans community. I want to be an ally, but I make mistakes. A lot of them. Thank you to those who left rebuking comments."

\u201cI deleted my tweet from yesterday because it was offensive to the trans community. I want to be an ally, but I make mistakes. A lot of them. Thank you to those who left rebuking comments.\u201d
— Rachel Vindman \ud83c\udf3b (@Rachel Vindman \ud83c\udf3b) 1664374096

DeSantis entered office in 2019 and is seeking reelection during the Sunshine State's 2022 gubernatorial contest.

"I will harass Gov DeSantis again & again. He deserves it. He's eroded trust in all levels of government & removed experienced & competent people. He’s spent his entire time in office auditioning for the White House & soon that will become tragically apparent to all," Vindman declared in another tweet on Wednesday.

\u201cI will harass Gov DeSantis again & again. \n\nHe deserves it. \n\nHe\u2019s eroded trust in all levels of government & removed experienced & competent people. \n\nHe\u2019s spent his entire time in office auditioning for the White House & soon that will become tragically apparent to all.\u201d
— Rachel Vindman \ud83c\udf3b (@Rachel Vindman \ud83c\udf3b) 1664380150

When someone claimed that the Florida governor is relishing the attention he's receiving because of the hurricane, Vindman agreed.

"I promise you all Ron DeSantis is thinking right now is how the hurricane gives him more camera time," Randi Mayem Singer tweeted.

"Without a doubt. He thinks this is his time to shine," Vindman replied.

\u201c@rmayemsinger Without a doubt. He thinks this is his time to shine.\u201d
— Randi Mayem Singer (@Randi Mayem Singer) 1664385623

As menacing storm approaches Florida, Rachel Vindman tweets, 'We should use they/them pronouns for hurricane Ian to annoy DeSantis'



As Hurricane Ian chugs toward Florida with the potential to wreak havoc when it plows through the state, Rachel Vindman, the wife of Alexander S. Vindman, issued a tweet jokingly suggesting that people should refer to the storm using "they/them pronouns" in a bid to irritate GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

"We should use they/them pronouns for hurricane Ian to annoy DeSantis," Rachel Vindman tweeted on Tuesday morning. "I appreciate the danger of this storm which only serves to underscore the point that electing leaders who only divert their attention away from destroying systems [in order to score political points] to emergencies, isn’t helpful when there is a true crisis," she added in another tweet.

In another post, Vindman, who is a co-host of "The Suburban Women Problem" podcast, said that her tweet was "not a hurricane joke," but "a DeSantis joke because DeSantis is a joke."

\u201cI appreciate the danger of this storm which only serves to underscore the point that electing leaders who only divert their attention away from destroying systems [in order to score political points] to emergencies, isn\u2019t helpful when there is a true crisis.\u201d
— Rachel Vindman \ud83c\udf3b (@Rachel Vindman \ud83c\udf3b) 1664280251

DeSantis, who took office in 2019, is currently running for reelection during the state's 2022 gubernatorial contest.

The hurricane could inflict serious damage in the Sunshine State. The National Hurricane Center has warned that "Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Catastrophic Winds and Flooding [are] Expected in the Florida Peninsula."

\u201cHurricane #Ian Advisory 19A: Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Catastrophic Winds and Flooding Expected in the Florida Peninsula. https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB\u201d
— National Hurricane Center (@National Hurricane Center) 1664322844

"Ahead of #HurricaneIan, 5,000 Florida Guardsmen have been activated and pre-positioned at armories across the state to serve Floridians and run response operations. Thank you for your service to our state," a tweet on DeSantis' @GovRonDeSantis Twitter account notes.

\u201cAhead of #HurricaneIan, 5,000 Florida Guardsmen have been activated and pre-positioned at armories across the state to serve Floridians and run response operations. Thank you for your service to our state.\n \nFollow @FLSERT for updates on how to prepare for #Ian.\u201d
— Ron DeSantis (@Ron DeSantis) 1664321410

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) mentioned the hurricane on Tuesday while saying that Democrats need to win during the midterms. "We just did something about climate change for the first time in decades. That's why we've gotta win this, as that hurricane bears down on Florida, we gotta win in the midterms," Klobuchar said during an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

Sen. Klobuchar: We Will Get Electoral Reform Bill Out Of Committee youtu.be

Video: Trucker protest in Ottawa escalates as police clash with Freedom Convoy demonstrators, 150 arrested as authorities retake Parliament Hill area



The Freedom Convoy protests have been happening in Ottawa for three weeks, but clashes between law enforcement and demonstrators escalated on Friday and into Saturday.

The Ottawa Police Department said on Friday, "Protesters are assaulting officers, have attempted to remove officer’s weapons. All means of de-escalation have been used to move forward in our goal of returning Ottawa to its normalcy."

The Ottawa Police added, "The protesters continued their assaultive behavior with the police line, to prevent an escalation or further injury, mounted officers were sent in to create critical space between the police line and protesters. This is done to create a safe distance."

However, mounted police charged into a crowd of demonstrators on Friday, knocking down at least two people, including an elderly woman on a mobility scooter.

WATCH: Close up of peaceful protestors in Ottawa protesting mandates being trampled by the mounted unit.\n\nYes, this is Canada in 2022.pic.twitter.com/I776GdTIwe
— K2\ud83c\udf41\ud83d\ude9b (@K2\ud83c\udf41\ud83d\ude9b) 1645225843
Overhead photo of police on horseback facing off with protesters in Ottawa today \n @Brett_Gundlock \n\nhttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/gallery-in-photos-ottawa-police-say-action-imminent-to-remove-truck-convoy/\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/iJr5nHA6E1
— Matt Frehner (@Matt Frehner) 1645228231

The Ottawa Police claimed that "no one has been seriously injured or passed away in any of today's police actions." One officer reportedly had a minor injury.

Early Friday night, the Ottawa Police announced that it had arrested over 100 people and towed 21 vehicles.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday, "There are indications we are now starting to see progress."

Interim Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell added, "We're in control of the situation on the ground and continue to push forward to clear our streets. We will work day and night until this is completed."

On Saturday morning, the Ottawa Police said its officers would be using helmets and batons.

PROTESTORS: We told you to leave. We gave you time to leave. We were slow and methodical, yet you were assaultive and aggressive with officers and the horses. Based on your behaviour, we are responding by including helmets and batons for our safety.

By noon, the Ottawa and Gatineau Police closed the Chaudières Bridge to "prevent an influx of protesters into Ottawa for everyone's safety." The Chaudière Bridge crosses the Ottawa River about half of a mile west of Parliament Hill.

According to the Associated Press, police "aggressively pushed back protesters" and retook the streets in front of Canada's Parliament building from the Freedom Convoy protesters.

Police surge against the freedom protestors in Ottawa, forcing them towards Parliament Hill.\n\nFootage by @PuffinsPicturespic.twitter.com/aBXmpuPFoR
— The Post Millennial (@The Post Millennial) 1645281490


This is the scene in front of Parliament Hill right now. Police are aggressively pushing forward. We are nearly in front of Peace Tower now. #cdnpolipic.twitter.com/22f241zHdL
— Rachel Emmanuel (@Rachel Emmanuel) 1645284656

As the protesters were being driven away from Parliament Hill, demonstrators sang, "O' Canada."

Freedom protestors sing O Canada as police drive them away from Parliament Hill.\n\nFootage by @PuffinsPicturespic.twitter.com/YRm3onH8DH
— The Post Millennial (@The Post Millennial) 1645290028

CTV anchor Graham Richardson said authorities had retaken Wellington Street and the area surrounding Parliament Hill by noon.

Ottawa Police admitted that they used "a chemical irritant in an effort to stop the assaultive behavior and for officer safety."

On Saturday, the New York Times reported, "Canadian police officers advanced on demonstrators at gunpoint, smashing truck windows and arresting protesters in front of the country’s Parliament building, an aggressive escalation in the government's effort to finally end the protests that have roiled the nation’s capital for three weeks."

The New York Times acknowledged that the trucker protest has been overwhelmingly peaceful, "The protests had been by and large nonviolent, evoking the atmosphere of a carnival. But they ensnarled traffic across the capital, disrupted business, and annoyed residents with incessant honking. Organizers inflated bouncy castles in the street, and people brought small children and dogs. D.J.s spun music from flatbed trucks-turned stages. At one point people soaked in a hot tub erected in front of the Parliament building."

By 1 p.m., Ottawa Police said that they had arrested 47 on Saturday and towed 38 vehicles.

The major crackdown of the protest occurred after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act earlier this week, which enabled law enforcement to set up a secure zone with roughly 100 checkpoints, suspend driver's licenses, and freeze bank accounts of protesters.

On Thursday, police arrested key leaders of the Freedom Convoy – Tamara Lich and Chris Barber.