Upset that Bernie Sanders isn’t progressive enough, five animal rights protesters jumped over barricades and rushed the podium where Sanders was speaking yesterday during a rally in East Oakland, California.
The protesters were led away by several Secret Service agents before they were able to reach the Democrat, whose speech was briefly interrupted by the disturbance, according to several posted videos. One of the protesters appeared to be hit by one of the security member’s baton, while another was carried out of the venue by his arms and legs.
The group called Direct Action Everywhere has disrupted Sanders’ events previously, and has said that human oppression applies to animals too, and that they seek an endorsement of full “personhood” for all animals according to ABC News.
The activist group issued a statement saying that it hoped to persuade Sanders to take a tough stance against factory farms.”Bernie Sanders claims to support the ‘good’ farms,” activist Rachel Ziegler said in the statement. “But as our repeated investigations have shown, even the ‘good’ farms are horrific.”
Security quickly took care of the situation, and although a spokesman for the group claims one of its members was assaulted, Sanders’ campaign spokesman Michael Briggs said he thought security handled the situation “professionally.”
After the protesters had been cleared out, one literally carried, Sanders took to the mic and announced: “We don’t get intimidated easily“
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