Published 18:58 IST, July 13th 2020
Protester brings 'animal's heart' at Republican Senator's event to tell he is 'heartless'
US Republican Senator's event took an unexpected turn after few protesters carrying a banner and reportedly a ‘heart of either a caribou or moose’ to the stage.
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Republican Senator Dan Sullivan’s campaign launch in Alaska took an unprecedented turn after few protesters carrying a banner and reportedly a ‘heart of eir a caribou or moose’ interrupted event. small group of protesters was n immediately escorted outside by staff and attendees at Ted Stevens Anchor International Airport on July 11. According to international media reports, Kathleen Bonnar said that she had approached lawmaker while carrying caribou heart in a handbag to st. She was n reportedly accompanied by ar woman identified as Crystal Berwick.
video posted by Alaska Landmine shows Bonnar being stopped by Sullivan’s campaign manr. However, that is when a brown coloured object slipped from her hand and fell. But it resulted in fluid-like substance on Republican Senator’s clos and even st. At same time, two separate women carrying a banner that said, “Heartless Sullivan” also ran towards st but were pulled aside. short clip shows entire interruption at event until protesters were escorted out.
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Bonnar said things got out of control
According to international media reports, Bonnar has admitted that situation at Republican Senator’s campaign launch event got out of control. Moreover, she even informed that protesters did t intend to be violent and response was unexpected. Sullivan’s manr reportedly said that his intention of stopping woman from getting on st was uncertainty related to object she was trying to take out of bag. Republican Senator’s manr Matt Shuckerow said Bonnar’s action was “t a safe protest, it was t peaceful, it was, in fact, violent on part of protesters.”
However, Bonnar said, “I think things just got really blown way out of proportion. ne of us had any intention to be violent at all. We didn’t even expect response we received at all.”
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Inputs: AP
18:59 IST, July 13th 2020