Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin has come under fire from right-wing media personalities for failing to arrest abortion rights protesters who peacefully demonstrated outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, Monday night.
“We have been coordinating with Fairfax County Police, VA State Police and federal authorities to ensure there is no violence,” Youngkin said. tweeted monday night like activists gathered in front of the house of the judge appointed by George W. Bush in Alexandria in protest of leaked draft opinion suggesting Alito and the court’s conservative majority intend to end federal abortion rights. “Virginia State Police were closely monitoring, fully coordinated with Fairfax County and close to the protests,” Youngkin added.
But that tweet didn’t sit well with right-wing activists online, who began attacking Youngkin over the past day.
“This activity is expressly prohibited by federal law, violent or not. It is a direct attempt to influence one of the most important judges in the United States. And you let it happen,” far-right activist Raheem Kassam, former publisher of Breitbart UK, returned fire in Youngkin on Monday night. “You should be ashamed.”
Other right-wing media personalities joined. Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec tweeted that “Antifa just crossed into a Republican-led state and they were allowed to target Alito’s family home. Glenn Youngkin did nothing.”
“arrest them” required right-wing YouTube star Tim Pool of nonviolent protests.
Right-wing personality Will Chamberlain, who also recently targeted a random Supreme Court clerk after the bomb bill leak, tweeted to Youngkin: “Not good enough. His job is more than ‘ensuring that there is no violence’. It’s to enforce the law.”
Former Trump official Sebastian Gorka wrote: “It’s too early for you to fail Glenn Youngkin.”
“The Governor and his administration are deeply engaged and in constant coordination with Fairfax County and State Police. We are devoting substantial resources to assist in the efforts and the governor’s office has spoken with Fairfax County officials and the US Attorney,” Youngkin’s spokeswoman, Macaulay Porter, told The Daily Beast on Tuesday afternoon. “Our priority is to ensure the safety of all Virginians, including Supreme Court Justices, in their homes.”
Pro-Trump personalities have specifically hooked on the argument that the protests were illegal under US code. 18 USC 1507 prohibiting picketing a judge’s home with the intent of influencing a vote.
This isn’t the first time MAGA conservatives have turned on Youngkin after helping him win a widely-watched off-year election in November: Right-wing figures swarmed the then-governor-elect over his hiring of an LGBTQ staffer. and your decision not to block local immunization requirements.
Monday night’s protests culminated in a brief vigil outside Alito’s home, with moments of silence and chants that included “keep abortion safe and legal” along with some gleefully joking that Alito listens to the much criticized band Nickelback.
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