'My Home Is Under Attack': Climate Protesters Arrested at Biden Campaign Office - Yahoo News UK
'My Home Is Under Attack': Climate Protesters Arrested at Biden Campaign Office
More than 20 climate protesters who entered the Wilmington building where President Joe Biden’s campaign headquarters are located were arrested on Monday, February 12.
This footage from Sunrise Movement shows a man being led away in handcuffs, calling for Biden to take action on climate change.
“The climate crisis is here and Biden has the power to do something about it,” the demonstrator shouted in the video.
“I’m putting my body on the line … and all we’re asking is that he declare a climate emergency!”
According to the protest group, 21 people were arrested on Monday. In an X post Sunrise Movement said, “Young people are sitting in at Biden’s campaign HQ to demand he declares a climate emergency.”
“Biden can’t build renewables on Monday, build fossil fuels on Tuesday, and then claim to be climate president. That’s not how science works, and young voters know it.”
According to local news reports citing authorities, the 21 protesters were charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct. Credit: Sunrise Movement via Storyful
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