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September 6, 2018

Trump Suggests Banning Protests As 73 Arrested Amid Kavanaugh Hearing
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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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