{"id":2267175,"date":"2024-06-13T17:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T21:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-were-brutalized-tonight-professional-climate-crybabies-mad-that-capitol-police-protected-congress\/"},"modified":"2024-06-13T17:29:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T21:29:36","slug":"we-were-brutalized-tonight-professional-climate-crybabies-mad-that-capitol-police-protected-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-were-brutalized-tonight-professional-climate-crybabies-mad-that-capitol-police-protected-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Brutalized Tonight&#8217;: Climate Activists Upset as Capitol Police Guard Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-were-brutalized-tonight-professional-climate-crybabies-mad-that-capitol-police-protected-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2267175&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Protesters from \u200cthe left-wing climate activist group, Climate \u2063Defiance, attempted to disrupt the Congressional \u200dbaseball\u2062 game, citing\u2064 the use\u2064 of fossil fuels and the game&#8217;s\u2064 sponsorship \u200cby \u2064Chevron as their concerns. The disruption involved \u2062jumping over barriers, trying to enter the field, but most were stopped and handcapped by the Capitol Police. The\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-lets-people-fly-out-of-kabul-but-at-impossible-prices\/\" title=\"Taliban Lets People Fly out of Kabul \u2013 but at Impossible Prices\">event resulted<\/a> in eight arrests and reaction from the crowd that largely\u200c supported the police&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>Climate Defiance later claimed\u2064 on \u2063social media that\u2063 they were brutalized during the \u2062protest, stating \u200dthey were &#8220;beaten and bruised&#8221;\u200b but remained resolute in their mission.\u200b They also launched a campaign to raise funds for the legal defense of the arrested\u2063 members. The\u2064 protest elicited various responses on social media, from criticism of\u200d the \u200cgroup&#8217;s actions to satirical \u200dcomments about its \u2063impact and \u2063the \u2063nature of modern activism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Protesters representing the left-wing climate activist group Climate Defiance attempted to disrupt Wednesday evening\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congressional baseball game<\/a>, and then complained that they had been \u201cbrutalized\u201d when the Capitol Police \u2014 on hand to protect the members of Congress who were playing and watching the game \u2014 actually policed the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Several members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/waitress-chases-after-5-dine-and-dashers-they-abduct-then-assault-her-police-say\/\" title=\"Waitress Chases After 5 Dine-And-Dashers. They Abduct, Then Assault Her, Police Say\">group jumped<\/a> over barriers and attempted to \u201ctake the field\u201d \u2014 though most were tackled and handcuffed before they could even make it past the dirt track \u2014 to protest the continued use of fossil fuels and the fact that Chevron had sponsored the annual charity event.<\/p>\n<p>When all was said and done, eight arrests were made and all of those involved were directed to exit the venue \u2014 with the crowd cheering on the police officers the whole time. But Climate Defiance was not amused, and responded later in a post to X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were brutalized tonight \u2014 beaten and bruised as we took over the Congressional Baseball Game. Our bodies are bloodied but our spirits are unmoved. We will build a better world. We will rise again. We will prevail. Just you wait,\u201d the post read.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We were brutalized tonight \u2013 beaten and bruised as we took over the Congressional Baseball Game. Our bodies are bloodied but our spirits are unmoved. We will build a better world. We will rise again. We will prevail. Just you wait. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hganGo5Ogw\">pic.twitter.com\/hganGo5Ogw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Climate Defiance (@ClimateDefiance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClimateDefiance\/status\/1801095789516665206?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The group followed that with a link where people could donate to a legal fund for the eight members who remained in jail for their participation in the protest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalm down Spartacus, you guys didn\u2019t even make it out of Left field,\u201d one person responded to the post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Calm down Spartacus, you guys didn\u2019t even make it out of Left field.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Parker Thayer (@ParkerThayer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ParkerThayer\/status\/1801099599089660322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-national-intelligence-director-im-concerned-about-bidens-china-policies-not-backed-by-intel\/\" title=\"Former National Intelligence Director: \u2018I\u2019m Concerned\u2019 About Biden\u2019s China Policies, Not Backed By Intel\">greatest national security threat<\/a> to our long term future is not Russia, it\u2019s not China, it\u2019s not North Korea or Iran or any other country. It\u2019s epidemic of theater kids who grew up on Glee &#038; didn\u2019t get stuffed in lockers enough growing up. There\u2019s still time. We must act,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">the greatest national security threat to our long term future is not Russia, it\u2019s not China, it\u2019s not North Korea or Iran or any other country.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s epidemic of theater kids who grew up on Glee &#038; didn\u2019t get stuffed in lockers enough growing up.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s still time. We must act. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SCEqJ3ecPF\">https:\/\/t.co\/SCEqJ3ecPF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saurabh Sharma (@ssharmaUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ssharmaUS\/status\/1801274194677649882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Several pointed out that not even ten years had passed since a left-wing shooter had opened fire on Republican members practicing for the Congressional baseball game in 2017 \u2014 and noted that given that history, the Climate Defiance activists were lucky they didn\u2019t get shot.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712932862202000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0plT8RRdMy9XUpIhocnjQS\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You essentially threatened sitting congressmen at a ball game 7 years after a congressman was shot at a practice session for this game that year.<\/p>\n<p>You deserve your discomfort. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SoAe1CWH2w\">https:\/\/t.co\/SoAe1CWH2w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gail Helt (@ghelt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ghelt\/status\/1801241463344267522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">1. You were not \u201cbrutalized,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClimateDefiance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ClimateDefiance<\/a>, we all watched.<\/p>\n<p>2. This \u201cdemonstration\u201d was the epitome of tactics without a strategy.<\/p>\n<p>3. Given the history surrounding the Congressional baseball game, the use of force was appropriate and justifiable.<\/p>\n<p>4. Grow up.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonathan Franks (@jonfranks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonfranks\/status\/1801210054575550621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Several pro-Hamas protesters also attempted to disrupt the game early on, but were escorted out after being drowned out by the crowd chanting, \u201cUSA! USA!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republicans won Wednesday evening\u2019s contest in an absolute rout, 31-11. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congressionalbaseball.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charity game\u2019s history<\/a> \u2014 beginning in 1909 \u2013 Republicans have won the most games with 49. The largest margin of victory went to the Democrats, who won 36-4 in 1928.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Left-wing group Climate Defiance tried to disrupt a Congressional baseball game on Wednesday. They later claimed they were &#8220;brutalized&#8221; by Capitol Police, who were present to ensure the safety of Congress members participating and spectating. 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