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Trump Suggests Banning Protests as 73 Arrested Amid Kavanaugh Hearing

HeadlineSep 06, 2018

For the second consecutive day, Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing was repeatedly interrupted by protesters—66 of whom stood up one by one to denounce his judicial record before being arrested by Capitol Police. Seven others were arrested at protests elsewhere on Capitol Hill. Some of those arrested wore red robes and white hoods evoking Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale,” where women are forced into sexual slavery. This followed 70 similar arrests as the confirmation hearing got underway Tuesday. Speaking to The Daily Caller website, President Trump suggested such protests ought to be illegal. Trump said, “I think it’s embarrassing for the country to allow protesters. You don’t even know what side the protesters are on.” We’ll have more on day two of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings after headlines.

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