Two people were arrested after protesting at the National Archives by dumping red powder on themselves and the glass encasement protecting the U.S. Constitution.
“Around 2:30 p.m., two men poured red powder on themselves and the encased Constitution in the Archives’ rotunda. D.C. police responded to the scene where they arrested them for destruction of federal property,” ABC News reported.
BREAKING: Climate activists just ruined the display of the Constitution in the Rotunda of the National Archives in DC. They poured red powder on themselves and the display.
Security stands around doing nothing for minutes until they finally get arrested. pic.twitter.com/bXggSHgl4T
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 14, 2024
“We all deserve clean air, water, food and a livable climate,” one man said in a video of the incident posted to social media.
A video also seemed to show security in the area not moving in to stop the protesters for a few moments, though it is not clear if they were awaiting instructions.
What is the purpose of having police there if they just gonna watch them do this?
— Pismo (@Pismo_B) February 14, 2024
The rotunda, where the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights are housed, was reportedly closed for cleanup after the arrest.
The National Archives released a statement after the incident.
“The National Archives Rotunda is the sanctuary for our nation’s founding documents. They are here for all Americans to view and understand the principles of our nation. We take such vandalism very seriously and we will insist that the perpetrators be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” said Dr. Colleen Shogan, archivist of the United States.
Most reactions on social media did not favor the cause of the protesters.
They need a good ole fashioned butt whoopin from mommy and daddy (who failed them miserably)
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) February 14, 2024
Throw these people in jail.
— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) February 14, 2024
If anything it turns people against their cause
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 14, 2024
Someone explain to me like I’m in preschool what the function of the multiple security guards in the immediate vicinity is…
— Milenka~ (@MilenaAmit) February 14, 2024
This is just disgusting.
Will they be treated as the J6 ers were?
Somehow I think they’ll be released almost immediately.
— Clayton J Baker MD (@cjbakermd) February 14, 2024
This is how you get me to despise your cause
— Mayson Burch (@MaysonBurch) February 14, 2024
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