WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: U.S. Senatoe Rand Paul (R-KY) listens to testimony during the Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing to examine COVID-19 and Safely Getting Back to Work and Back to School on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post)
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. (Toni L. Sandys/Getty Images)

 

By Sandy Fitzgerald

NEWSMAX

August 28, 2020

Sen. Rand Paul early Friday said he was attacked by an “angry mob of over 100” as he and his wife left the White House after President Donald Trump’s acceptance speech and thanked members of the Washington, D.C., police department who were escorting them.

“Just got attacked by an angry mob of over 100, one block away from the White House,” the Kentucky Republican said on Twitter. “Thank you to @DCPoliceDept for literally saving our lives from a crazed mob.”

The incident happened while protests that were taking place during Trump’s speech continued long after the address ended, with a group of demonstrators shouting at his supporters as they left the White House, reports The Washington Post.

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