U.S. senator urges citizens to 'take matters into your own hands' with ceasefire protesters

By Joe Kelley

April 16, 2024 at 3:32 pm EDT

Israel Palestinians Protests Demonstrators protesting the ongoing war in Gaza, block southbound traffic on Interstate 880 in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, April 15, 2024. Traffic in the San Francisco Bay Area was also snarled for hours Monday morning as pro-Palestinian demonstrators shut down both directions of the Golden Gate Bridge and stalled a 17-mile (27-kilometer) stretch of Interstate 880 in Oakland. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) (Brontë Wittpenn/AP)

By Joe Kelley

April 16, 2024 at 3:32 pm EDT

A U.S. Senator is urging citizens to “take matters into your own hands” if confronted by Gaza ceasefire protesters.

On Monday, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton posted to X: “I encourage people who get stuck behind the pro-Hamas mobs blocking traffic: take matters into your own hands to get them out of the way. It’s time to put an end to this nonsense.”

On Monday, protesters blocked San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge and other major roadways across the U.S.

I encourage people who get stuck behind the pro-Hamas mobs blocking traffic: take matters into your own hands to get them out of the way.

It's time to put an end to this nonsense.
— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) April 16, 2024