Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour was among the protesters arrested Tuesday for interrupting the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Sasour entered the hearing room in the Hart Senate Office Building just before 9:30 a.m., sat quietly with other anti-Kavanaugh activists until the hearing opened, at which point she loudly rebuked GOP lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee and urged them to adjourn, the Daily Caller reported.
The activist continued to shout as she was dragged from the room by multiple police officers, video of the protest posted on Twitter shows.
Several other activists brandishing signs followed suit and were also removed.
In her own tweet later Tuesday, Sarsour declared she’d "be able to tell m daughter and future grandchildren that I stood up" and "was not and will not be silent when our bodies and rights are on the line."
She was one of approximately 20 demonstrators forcibly removed from the hearing by Capitol police, the Daily Caller reported.
The anti-Kavanaugh protestors claim Kavanaugh would protect President Donald Trump on the Supreme Court — and provide the fifth vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
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