Sen. Josh Hawley says 'Antifa scumbags' terrorized his family's Virginia home. Protesters say ...

[DonViejo]

Sen. Josh Hawley says ‘Antifa scumbags’ terrorized his family’s Virginia home. Protesters say they held a peaceful vigil.


By Teo Armus
Jan. 5, 2021 at 7:41 a.m. EST

The activists said they had staged a peaceful vigil on Monday night to protest a GOP plan to object to Congress’s certification of the presidential electoral vote this week. On the sidewalk in a Northern Virginia suburb, a group of 15 people chanted while holding candles and signs saying, “Protect democracy.”

But Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) had a different description for the scene outside his family’s home in Fairfax County: “leftwing violence.”

“Tonight while I was in Missouri, Antifa scumbags came to our place in DC and threatened my wife and newborn daughter,” he wrote on Twitter late Monday. “They screamed threats, vandalized, and tried to pound open our door.”

Demonstrators with ShutDownDC, which organized the protest, told The Washington Post that they did not engage in vandalism or even knock on Hawley’s door. A 50-minute video shared by the group shows protesters writing in chalk on the sidewalk, chanting through a megaphone and at one point leaving a copy of the Constitution on Hawley’s doorstep.

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[dalton99a]

1. What a lying attention whore

[Blues Heron]

2. Protesting at someone's home is highly creepy though

It goes beyond protesting into intimidation i.e. "we know where you live"

[GoneOffShore]

7. He's a public figure. Would you care if this was in front of The White House?

The Vice President?
Speaker of the House?
Mitch McConnell's shell?

[Blues Heron]

8. It's like doxing someone

I know it's trendy these days, but It's counterproductive and creepy. Strongly disagree with the tactic. I think we can do better.

[Wednesdays]

9. I agree. nt

[cwydro]

14. I agree.

Leave peoples’ homes alone.

[GoneOffShore]

15. YMMV - And it's not doxxing.

Hawley and every other Republican deserves peaceful protest wherever they go. They should have no peace. Anywhere.

And as is said further down:

Peaceful protest is allowed anywhere.

Armed with chalk and a copy of the Constitution, no less.

[Raine]

25. Totally agree. nt

[GemDigger]

16. They don't respond to letters, they don't listen to phone calls,

they don't have town halls, the people have ZERO place to get their attention except at their homes. They forget they work for us and they need to respond to us. This is their own doing.

[Blues Heron]

18. It's trendy but counterproductive and not limited to puke offenders

https://dcist.com/story/20/10/17/home-protest-local-officials-dc-councilmember-activism/

[GemDigger]

19. Trendy is if it is a new thing. Apparently our lawmakers are very slow learners.

"Is this a new protest tactic?"

"No, protesters have long held demonstrations outside the homes of both public officials and private citizens, though the tactic certainly seems to have gotten more attention during the Trump administration. Back in 1970, hundreds of demonstrators went to the Watergate to protest a court verdict, choosing the home of a slate of Nixon officials and Republican legislators because the complex “symbolizes the ruling class.”

[kcr]

27. I agree

It's not a protest. It's a form of intimidation and harassment. It isn't right when our side does it, either.

[Mariana]

30. People's addresses are almost always a matter of public record.

Legislators who are unhappy with that state of affairs might consider writing laws to change it.

[struggle4progress]

3. "They disagree with me. A a Republican, I find that terrifying!"

[durablend]

4. Bet he vandalized his own house

[SoCalNative]

24. The "vandalized"

was writing on the sidewalk in chalk and putting a copy of the Constitution on his front porch, so....

[smb]

28. Well, No Wonder He Felt Threatened!

at one point leaving a copy of the Constitution on Hawley’s doorstep

There's the problem. After all, if they'd left a crucifix on Dracula's doorstop or propped a bucket of water above the Wicked Witch of the West's doorstop, they would have felt pretty threatened too!

[cbdo2007]

5. Well he lies about his Missouri address on his MO election forms...

so I'm surprised they could find his real Virginia address, lol.

[musclecar6]

6. He's

Just taking a page out of the Orange national disgrace’s play book. Lying and using coarse language. We’re all proficient at using all kinds colorful language and many of us don’t hold back on here. That said, in the work place and other social settings etc, that kind of language is not appropriate and we all know the difference or at least we should.

Hopefully Joe and Kamala can do a reset going forward away from Trump’s despicable behavior.

[spanone]

10. ummmm...

fuck this little asshole

[LakeArenal]

11. Peaceful protest is allowed anywhere.

Armed with chalk and a copy of the Constitution, no less.

[Happy Hoosier]

12. I assume he was outraged by those protesting outside the MI SOS's home, right?

I mean, he's not a HUGE FUCKING HYPOCRITE, right?

[judesedit]

13. You can't believe a word Hawley says. They lie about everything

[bullwinkle428]

17. Every fucking wingnut claimed that every single march or protest during

the summer on behalf of BLM was some kind of mass orgy of violence and killing. I watched several, and even participated in a few, and every one of those was incredibly peaceful and orderly.

[Tommymac]

20. Antifa does not exist. Use the goddamn words!!! ANTI-FASCIST!!!!!!

This is how the media is perpetuating these delusional assholes.

GODDAMN IT MEDIA WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!!!!

ANTIFA is a philosophy. NOT an orginization. It is a made up term.

I am an ANTI-FASCIST. EVERY sane America is.

[Deuxcents]

22. 👍

[UpInArms]

23. I am one also

As was my father ... in ww2 ...

Anyone not anti fascist is anti American

[Bucky]

21. other peoples' opinions are a form of terrorism, according to Republicans

[jalan48]

26. He's spouting the new lingo. Upping the ante from Socialism to Antifa.

[Mariana]

29. Let's hear the 911 tape, and see the police report.

His wife called the police, right, since she and the baby were being threatened and terrorized, and vandalism was taking place?

[David__77]

31. More of this would be good.

Much more. And not just them, also those who enable them.

Such theatrics from Hawley - this was such an small and orderly group.