Police And Veterans Clash Outside White House! (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

Days of Rage

Dramatic video has emerged of protestors at the White House involved  in altercations with police. Demonstrators rallied in Washington D.C. today to voice their complaints about the closure of public parks, monuments and private businesses and homes on federal lands. One man was arrested in connection with carrying a gun in a bag.

“In a mean-spirited fit of selfish anger, Barack Obama has shut down our nation’s war memorials,” march organizers said. “And he has declared open war on our honored veterans. The World War II memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Obama has shut them all down to force his will on the House of Representatives and, frankly, to get revenge on the American people who oppose ObamaCare and his other naked power grabs.”

 

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Rally goers grabbed barricades from monuments, carried them to the White House and threw them at the fence.
Rally goers grabbed barricades from monuments, carried them to the White House and threw them at the fence.

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Photo: Katherine Cresto
Photo: Katherine Cresto
Photo: Katherine Cresto
Photo: Katherine Cresto

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin appeared in D.C. to speak to the protestors. “This is the people’s memorial,”  Cruz said. “Simple question: Why is the federal government spending money to keep veterans out of the memorial? Why did they spend money to keep people out of Mount Vernon, Mount Rushmore? Our veterans should be above political games.”

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Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.