Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says he and his wife were “attacked” by an “angry mob” after he attended President Donald Trump’s acceptance speech at the White House on Thursday night.
“Just got attacked by an angry mob of over 100, one block away from the White House,” Paul said in a tweet, adding, “Thank you to @DCPoliceDept for literally saving our lives from a crazed mob.”
Just got attacked by an angry mob of over 100, one block away from the White House. Thank you to @DCPoliceDept for literally saving our lives from a crazed mob.
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) August 28, 2020
Videos surfaced online of the confrontation:
Rand Paul just got chased by a crowd back to his hotel, after leaving the White House from Trump’s Republican Party Nomination #DC #DCProtests pic.twitter.com/h1kPcZG1jh
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) August 28, 2020
I think protesters are confronting … Rand Paul pic.twitter.com/aBLRnP5WgQ
— Justin Wm. Moyer (@justinwmmoyer) August 28, 2020
Protesters could be heard yelling, “say her name,” and “her name is Breonna Taylor.”
Taylor was killed during a raid on her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky, in March.
Paul addressed the incident during an appearance on “Fox & Friends” on Friday morning, “You couldn’t reason with this mob, but I’m actually the author of the Breonna Taylor law to end no-knock raids.”
“So the irony is lost on these idiots that they’re trying to kill the person who’s actually trying to get rid of no-knock raids,” he added.
https://twitter.com/KarluskaP/status/1299329467085656064
Trump officially accepted his party’s nomination at the White House on Thursday night. Shortly before his speech began, reporters shared images on Twitter of protesters who had gathered outside the White House.
https://twitter.com/ShelbyTalcott/status/1299168966255017984
After his speech, other videos showed attendees being confronted by protesters as they left the White House.
— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) August 28, 2020
Demonstrators have taken to the streets around the country in recent months to protest the deaths of Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, and the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.