Written By: Jayna Kendell
On Monday, CEO and Communications Director for Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens were attacked by ANTIFA protesters while eating breakfast in a Philadelphia coffee shop.
The young conservatives were enjoying their breakfast and within twenty minutes ANTIFA members had rallied to protest them outside the restaurant. On Hannity that night, Kirk said that the protesters came into the restaurant and began calling Owens a Nazi. Owens then went on to explain that, when her and Charlie went outside the establishment, the all-white ANTIFA group proceeded to make race comments towards both her and the majority black and Hispanic police force protecting them, calling them “race traitors” and saying “f*** the police" and that all police are racist.
The two remained calm and collected and did not go back inside, even when things were thrown at them. With a shriek of “shame on you!” one protester poured a glass of water on Kirk. On Hannity, Charlie explained that the two of them had decided to just stand there peacefully and show ANTIFA that they weren’t going to retaliate. The two conservatives had to be escorted away by the Philadelphia police force, and even then the violent Antifa protesters followed them, screaming the same obscenities.
Candace explained that they “felt it was an important moment to show America exactly what we are fighting, because many people understand this is real,” and then went on to explain that incidents like this are not out of the ordinary when her and Charlie are speaking on a college campus or another venue, but that this was unusual because they were “simply having coffee in a coffee shop.” She stated that they had a blow-horn and were extremely loud in her ear and that it was “reminiscent of the civil rights era.”
Kirk said that he and Owens have decided not to press charges because they don’t want to “create martyrs” and would rather focus on making this a “warning sign to the American people that if the Democrats take back Congress, [the American people] are going to be electing these radicals.”
So, a question for leftists: is this your new normal? Do you think it’s okay to shoot Steve Scalise, tackle Rand Paul, suggest we should kidnap and cage Barron Trump, steal MAGA hats and spit on them, drive Candace Owens out of a restaurant, and throw drinks on people like Hunter Richard and Charlie Kirk? Because if you do, then you are no longer fighting the fascists, you are a fascist. If you are a leftist who disagrees with this behavior, it is important you step up and speak out against this behavior, as inaction is just as empowering to these ANTIFA thugs as support.
The two remained calm and collected, and did not go back inside, even when things were thrown at them. With a shriek of “shame on you!” one protester poured a glass of water on Kirk. On Hannity, Charlie explained that the two of them had decided to just stand there peacefully and show ANTIFA that they weren’t going to retaliate. The two conservatives had to be escorted away by the Philadelphia police force, and even then the violent ANTIFA protesters followed them, screaming the same obscenities.
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