The nation’s capital is preparing for a siege as furious demonstrators declare a day of rage leading up to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address of Congress Wednesday.
Not since Jan. 6 have Capitol Hill police faced demonstrators on this scale planning to surround the Capitol and protest inside the complex.
Some of these coalitions led by Palestinian groups have already been ejected from inside the complex and hundreds arrested.
Vice President Kamala Harris will not be there to preside over the joint session, which is her job as vice president. She’s on the campaign trail at a sorority event in Indiana.
Nearly 100 members of Congress also refuse to even listen to the prime minister’s message and will instead boycott the joint session of House and Senate members.
As Democrats waffle on supporting Israel, Peak is keeping a close eye on which members of Colorado’s Democrat congressional delegation will be in attendance. So far, none have signaled their intentions.
Protestors have prepared this spreadsheet of which members of Congress plan to be in attendance.
Boycotting Democrats include U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and the usual radical progressives including the Squad.
This time, law enforcement is using fencing and bike racks to keep protestors from entering the U.S. Capitol and threatening members of Congress and the prime minister, the Washington Post reports.
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Stay tuned.