Kevin and Irina McCarthy’s lives tragically ended Monday after a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shooting-sends-4th-of-july-parade-into-chaos-multiple-feared-injured-or-dead">shooter</a> allegedly climbed to the rooftop of a Highland Park, Illinois, building and gunned down a crowd celebrating the July Fourth holiday. Their deaths left two-year-old Aiden orphaned.
Aiden was separated from his parents Kevin, 37, and Irina, 35, as dozens fled the chaotic scene while gunfire rained down on them. The parents were among the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/highland-park-death-toll-rises-to-7-officials-release-victims-names">seven killed</a> in the shooting. Just a day after the tragedy, a GoFundMe was set up for the orphaned toddler, and within four hours, it surpassed $1 million in donations.
“At two years old, Aiden is left in the unthinkable position; to grow up without his parents,” the GoFundMe <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/irina-and-kevin-mccarthy">page</a> organized by Irina Colon states. “Aiden will be cared for by his loving family and he will have a long road ahead to heal, find stability, and ultimately navigate life as an orphan. He is surrounded by a community of friends and extended family that will embrace him with love, and any means available to ensure he has everything he needs as he grows.”
After Aiden was separated from his parents during the shooting, the two-year-old was taken by strangers Dana and Greg Ring, who had found him with another stranger who was in shock, CBS Chicago <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/both-parents-of-toddler-killed-in-highland-park-mass-shooting/">reported</a>.
“​​She was physically shaking, her whole body, which told us that &#8230; she shouldn&#8217;t be having to hold, and/or deal with a little one at the same time,” Dana Ring explained.
The couple tried to locate Aiden’s parents but were unsuccessful, describing the scene as “carnage.&#8221; Dana and Greg then took the unharmed child to a fire station where a police detective later picked him up and placed him in the care of his grandparents at the hospital.
At the time of publishing, Aiden’s fundraiser had reached $1.3 million. The GoFundMe page says that the money will go toward helping “the caregivers who will be tasked with raising, caring for, and supporting Aiden as he and his support system embark on this unexpected journey.”

Highland Park Shooting

Over $1 Million Raised For 2-Year-Old Who Lost Both Parents In Highland Park Shooting

Fundraiser For 2-Year-Old Who Lost Both Parents In Highland Park Shooting Hits Over $1 Million

GoFundMe

Highland Park

Illinois

Mass Shooting

Shooting

Conservative comedian and political commentator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/steven-crowder">Steven Crowder</a> took to the streets of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dallas">Dallas</a> to ask Americans how they feel about their country for his newest episode of “Talking With The People” released on Independence Day.
What Crowder heard from the people on the streets suggests that Americans have more pride in their country than what the legacy media portrays.
“I spoke to an eclectic mix of people coming from very different walks in life, but all of them seemed to share one thing in common, so let’s see if you can pick it out. It won’t be too hard to find it,” Crowder told The Daily Wire in a blurb for his new video.
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The first couple the conservative comedian talked to, Fate and Laura, told him they “absolutely” have pride in America. “We were homeless for a long time,” Fate told Crowder. “If it wasn’t for the … determination and some of the people out here helping us and giving us this, that, and the other every now and then, man, we would’ve drowned.”
Fate went on to explain how a fellow American blessed them with an opportunity to move to Waterloo, Iowa, where they found work and a life that got them on their feet. Fate’s wife Laura then said the people in Waterloo are “wonderful,” and when Crowder asked about Iowa being a largely white state, Fate, who is black, said the blue-collar workers in places like Waterloo don’t emphasize race.
“Waterloo is a blue-collar city. When it comes to blue-collar, man, sometimes people – they don’t think about anything else, you know what I’m saying, and that’s the way the world should be,” Fate said.
Another woman Crowder briefly chatted with also said she was “absolutely” proud to be an American. “You can walk around, you can do things like this on a Saturday without any worries or any people telling you what to do or where you’re supposed to be,” she said, adding, “You can live and make money how you want.”
“That’s a pretty good answer,” Crowder responded.
Crowder then stopped to talk to a young man who came to the U.S. from South Korea and said his family doesn’t celebrate Independence Day “that much,” explaining that, because his family is Asian, they are not really “in the American spirit.”
Yet, he still told Crowder he was proud to be an American. “America is 100% a great country,” he said. “But then again, of course everyone knows, there’s the highs and the lows.”
Crowder pressed him further, asking if he would say that even though America isn’t perfect, it’s the best country in the world. “That’s a hard one,” the young man responded, saying he isn’t educated enough to give a good answer. “It’s up there though.” He then proceeded to tell Crowder that he “100%” prefers the U.S. over South Korea.
Crowder said his interviews with people on the streets in Dallas are proof that Americans refuse to be as divided as the media and politicians make it seem.
“America is the greatest country in the world, and Americans know it, even if half of their elected representatives in the government are busy trying to tell them to feel otherwise,” Crowder said. “Happy Independence Day! And God Bless America!”

Steven Crowder

Steven Crowder Asked Americans If They’re Proud Of Their Country — Here’s What They Said

Steven Crowder Takes To The Street To Ask Americans If They're Proud Of Their Country

America

Dallas

Patriotism

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan">Michigan</a> Republican gubernatorial candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/these-5-gop-gubernatorial-candidates-made-the-ballot-in-a-chaotic-michigan-primary-now-theyre-vying-for-a-chance-to-unseat-gretchen-whitmer">Tudor Dixon</a> joined state House Republicans Thursday to announce legislation targeting <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/drag-queen">drag shows</a> in public schools.
The proposed bill supported by Dixon and six House lawmakers would allow parents to sue public school districts for up to $10,000 if children are exposed to drag performances. Michigan lawmakers are also reportedly considering a new workgroup to develop a slate of bills that will address the &#8220;oversexualization&#8221; of children, <a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-republicans-want-penalties-school-drag-shows-cant-cite-example">according</a> to Bridge Michigan.
“We’re here to fight the culture war,” Dixon said at a Thursday press conference introducing the legislation.
The move follows a Dixon campaign <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-tudor-dixon-ill-criminalize-involving-children-in-drag-shows">promise</a> that, if elected governor, she would pursue criminalizing “adults who involve children in drag shows,” The Daily Wire previously reported.
The gubernatorial candidate pointed to recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-drag-queen-for-every-school-michigan-ag-makes-startling-statements-on-drag-queens-later-claims-she-was-just-joking">comments</a> made by Michigan Attorney General <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dana-nessel">Dana Nessel</a> (D) on drag queens as a reason for pursuing legislation targeting drag shows in public schools.
Earlier this month, Nessel was speaking at a civil rights conference in Lansing when she said, “Drag queens make everything better. Drag queens are fun,” before adding, “A drag queen for every school.”
Later, Nessel claimed the comment was made “in jest,” trying to make the point that concerns with children being exposed to drag queens is a “fake issue.”
During Thursday’s press conference, Dixon acknowledged that Nessel claimed she was joking, but said she and Michigan Republicans take her comments “as a trial balloon.”
The new bill&#8217;s announcement continues a squabble between the attorney general and GOP gubernatorial candidate. Immediately following Nessel’s comments, Dixon criticized her on Twitter. “Attorney General Dana Nessel ‘proudly’ announced she is coming for our kids,” Dixon accused. “When I am governor, schools will answer to local parents, not progressive activists, drag queens, and trans-supremacists. The days of radical activist politicians sexualizing our kids are over.”
Nessel hit back at Dixon, calling her tweet a “humorless take,” and criticizing one of her supporters, former Trump Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
“This is the most humorless take imaginable on a comment made in jest,” Nessel wrote. “I expect more from the star of Buddy BeBop vs the Living Dead. Your benefactor, Betsy DeVos, has been a greater threat to school children in Michigan than drag queens have ever been.”
Dixon joined state Reps. Beau LaFave (R-Iron Mountain), Ryan Berman (R-Commerce Township), Andrew Fink (R-Hillsdale), Steve Carra (R-Three Rivers), Luke Meerman (R-Coopersville), and Greg Markkanen (R-Hancock) to announce the legislation.

Tudor Dixon

Michigan Gubernatorial Candidate Joins GOP Lawmakers To Announce Bill Targeting Drag Shows In Public Schools

Tudor Dixon Joins GOP Lawmakers To Announce Bill That Would Punish Public Schools Over Drag Shows

2022 Election

Drag Queens

Education

LGBTQ

Michigan

A former first pick in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mlb">MLB</a> draft got his long-awaited chance to play in an MLB game Wednesday night when the Philadelphia Phillies took on their division rival Atlanta Braves.
Mark Appel was selected as the first overall pick in the 2013 draft by the Houston Astros. Two years later, the pitcher was traded to the Phillies, but he never got a chance to play in a Major League game due to health issues and performance struggles. He even quit baseball in 2018, thinking he might never return to the game.
That all changed Wednesday night. Nine years after Appel was drafted first overall, he finally got called to the mound in the ninth inning to make his MLB debut for the Phillies.
“Having perspective and remembering even just two, three years ago,” Appel <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mark-appel-makes-mlb-debut">said</a> after the game, according to MLB.com. “Even if I was just trying to come back, it’s never been a straight line for me. Even in that whole process, I was lost. I felt like there were times when I was hopeless, that this dream would never happen. So yeah, I was choking back tears.”
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Mark Appel was the No. 1 overall pick in 2013.
In 2018, he stepped away from the game.
In 2021, he started his comeback.
Tonight, he made his big league debut and threw a scoreless inning. <a href="https://t.co/adSjTjxinP">pic.twitter.com/adSjTjxinP</a>
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Appel spent time in Double and Triple-A for two seasons before being called up by the Phillies on Saturday. He&#8217;s been lights-out this season relief pitching for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, where he held a 1.61 ERA and 5-0 record in 19 appearances, and the pitcher transferred his hot pitching from the minor leagues onto the big stage. While Appel’s Phillies lost to the Braves 4-1 Wednesday night, the 30-year-old right-hander pitched a scoreless inning, allowing just one hit, and struck out one batter.
Appel reflected on the magnitude of the MLB stage following his debut, saying, “The music’s louder, the lights are brighter, the fans in Philadelphia are incredible,” he commented. “I heard people just cheering for me and supporting me, kind of knowing a little bit of my story and the background. It was just a really special moment.”

Mark Appel

He Was The No. 1 Pick In The MLB Draft. Nine Years Later, He Finally Made His Debut.

Mark Appel Makes MLB Debut 9 Years After Being First Overall Pick In Draft

Atlanta

Baseball

Philadelphia

Sports

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Biden</a> Energy Secretary and former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan">Michigan</a> Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-granholm">Jennifer Granholm</a> violated the Hatch Act during an October 2021 interview when she used her office to promote Democratic candidates, according to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC).
Granholm’s violation was revealed after watchdog group Foundation for Accountability &amp; Civic Trust (FACT) requested that the OSC investigate comments Granholm made to media outlet Marie Clare on October 6, 2021.
During an interview with the outlet, Granholm said it was “good news … voting gave Democrats a bare majority (in Congress),” before attempting to clarify by stating she was “using Democrats as a substitute for the policies that you believe in, the policies that you would like to see happen,” the Detroit Free Press <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/06/28/jennifer-granholm-hatch-act-warning/7762380001/">reported</a>.
The OSC determined that Granholm’s comments crossed the line as they were “directed at the success of the Democratic Party.” The special counsel, however, decided not to pursue disciplinary action. Instead, the OSC slapped Granholm with a warning, writing that she had not received “significant” training on the Hatch Act before making those comments. Granholm was sworn in as energy secretary in late February 2021, more than seven months prior to making her comments about Democratic candidates.
“Secretary Granholm has been advised that if in the future she engages in prohibited political activity while employed in a position covered by the Hatch Act, we will consider such activity to be a willful and knowing violation of the law,” the OSC letter sent to FACT on June 9 said.
The <a href="https://osc.gov/Services/Pages/HatchAct.aspx#:~:text=%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B,connection%20with%20federally%20funded%20programs.">Hatch Act</a>, passed in 1939, prohibits federal government employees from engaging in “activity directed at the success or failure of a political party, candidate for partisan political office, or partisan political group – while the employee is on duty, in any federal room or building, while wearing a uniform or official insignia, or using any federally owned or leased vehicle.”
A Department of Energy spokesperson <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/special-counsel-biden-energy-secretary-violated-hatch-act">confirmed</a> to Fox News Digital that Granholm had received a warning from the OSC.
“Secretary Granholm takes her ethics obligations seriously,&#8221; the spokesperson said, according to Fox News. &#8220;And, she remains laser focused on delivering President Biden’s equitable clean energy agenda which will help lower energy costs for American families and enhance our nation’s security.&#8221;

Jennifer Granholm

Biden Energy Secretary Violated Federal Law By Using Office To Promote Democrats, Special Counsel Rules

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Violated Hatch Act By Using Office To Promote Democrats, Special Counsel Rules

Biden Administration

Democratic Party

Democrats

Department of Energy

Hatch Act

Los Angeles County District Attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-gascon">George Gascón</a> joined local station KTLA 5 Saturday morning to defend his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/recall-this-piece-of-garbage-soft-on-crime-los-angeles-da-gascon-slammed-after-thug-on-probation-kills-two-cops">record</a> as he faces a potential recall.
Gascón was <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/l-a-county-da-gascon-responds-to-soft-on-crime-criticism/">asked</a> by news anchors Lynette Romero and Mark Meester to respond to those criticizing him as a “soft-on-crime” DA as L.A. has seen an <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/six-cities-pace-pass-violent-crime-2022">8.6% rise</a> in violent crime over the past year.
When pressed on if he believed L.A. county was safer because of what he had done, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-gascon">Gascón</a> responded, &#8220;Yeah, in some areas it is.&#8221;
“I think it’s important to start out by saying that I was a police officer for many years before I was the district attorney. I know how to keep communities safe,” Gascón added.
The DA went on to blame the COVID pandemic for the crime and homelessness problems facing L.A., and said crime rates were increasing in cities across the country, not just in L.A.
“We’re coming out of the pandemic that has had a tremendous impact not only on L.A. County, but throughout the nation,&#8221; Gascón commented. &#8220;The reality is that crime is up around the nation, in fact some of our neighboring counties per capita are having higher levels of violence than we are.”
Gascón continued to deflect criticisms of his handling of L.A. County, saying there is a “national problem,” and L.A. is starting to “come out of it.”
“There are a lot of things that are not working. I see them. I’m frustrated as much as the next person. It is a national problem. It’s not just an L.A. problem. But L.A. in many ways is actually beginning to come out of it,” he said.
The leftist DA has faced mounting criticism over his handling of multiple criminal cases. Earlier this month, two El Monte police officers in L.A. County were “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/murdered-by-a-coward-two-california-police-officers-killed-after-being-essentially-ambushed">essentially ambushed</a>” and killed by gang member Justin William Flores. Flores reportedly got a reduced prison time — thanks to a Gascón policy — after he pleaded no contest to a charge of possessing a weapon as a felon.
Sources within the DA’s office reportedly told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/mother-slain-california-police-officer-blames-la-county-da-george-gascon">Fox News</a> that if Flores would have been charged in February 2021, he would have likely landed in prison for three years.
In another incident, a teenager got a slap on the wrist of five to seven months in a juvenile camp after he was caught on video running over a woman and her two-month-old baby in a hit-and-run. The mother and her infant son somehow survived, but she blasted Gascón for his alleged soft-on-crime policies.
The campaign effort to recall Gascón has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/campaign-to-recall-radical-la-district-attorney-is-a-go-report">reached</a> a threshold of 567,000 signatures, enough to initiate a recall, but it wants an additional 100,000 to 150,000 signatures to ensure the recall qualifies, as the campaign expects the registrar to deem some invalid.
The deadline for signature submissions for the recall is July 6.

George Gascon

George Gascón Claims L.A. County Is Safer ‘In Some Areas’ Because Of His Policies Despite Rise In Violent Crime Over Past Year

George Gascón: L.A. County Is Safer 'In Some Areas' Because Of My Policies

California

Crime

Los Angeles

Recall

The Supreme Court’s overturning of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-states-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-leaves-abortion-restrictions-to-states">Roe v. Wade</a> Friday caused thousands of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/anarchical-and-criminal-actions-arizona-authorities-address-rioting-from-pro-abortion-activists-in-state-capitol">pro-abortion advocates</a> to take to the streets and voice their anger with the decision, but many considered other avenues to show their disapproval of the Roe reversal.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/google">Google</a> searches for “how to move to Canada from U.S.” spiked 850% in the hour following the high court’s decision, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/06/25/after-the-ruling-americans-ask-google-how-to-move-to-canada">according</a> to a report from Axios that cited Google Trends data. People searching “how to become a Canadian citizen” also jumped 550% during the same time period.
Following the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to uphold a 2018 Mississippi abortion ban, with five of the justices also deciding to overturn Roe, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/americas-foreign-allies-some-with-stricter-abortion-laws-than-u-s-lament-supreme-court-abortion-decision">called</a> the ruling “a devastating setback.”
“My heart goes out to the millions of American women who are now set to lose their legal right to an abortion. I can’t imagine the fear and anger you are feeling right now,” he <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/24/trudeau-roe-v-wade-response-00042316">tweeted</a>. “No government, politician, or man should tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her body.”
The Canadian leader also told reporters at a summit in Rwanda that he was thinking of women specifically in the U.S. affected by the end of Roe. “Today I think of those generations of women around the world and specifically in the United States who fought so hard to gain rights … and are facing this devastating setback.”
Canada holds some of the most radical abortion-friendly laws in the world. The country has no federal restrictions on abortions, and women can abort their unborn child at any stage of the pregnancy. Abortions in the country are also publicly funded, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/americas-foreign-allies-some-with-stricter-abortion-laws-than-u-s-lament-supreme-court-abortion-decision">reported</a>.
Moving to Canada has been a popular consideration for many on the Left when U.S. politics don’t go their way. The new Google search trend echoes similar sentiments by Left-leaning celebrities leading up to and following the election of former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> in November 2016.
Celebrities like Chelsea Handler, Lena Dunham, Stephen King, Barbara Streisand, and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/celebrities-move-to-canada-if-donald-trump-becomes-president-2016-11#chlo-sevigny-9">others</a> all suggested they would move to America’s northern neighbor if Trump won the election. However, none of them <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/22/move-to-canada-celebrities-donald-trump">followed through</a> on their commitments.
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.

U.S./Canada Border

Google Searches On ‘How To Move To Canada’ Spiked Following SCOTUS Ruling

Google Searches On 'How To Move To Canada' Spiked Following SCOTUS Ruling

Abortion

Canada

Google

Protest

Supreme Court

United States

The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arizona">Arizona</a> Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) released a statement Saturday, responding to the riotous behavior of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/protests-hit-cities-across-the-country-following-scotus-abortion-decision">pro-abortion</a> activists at the state’s Capitol building Friday night.
The protests attracted between 7,000 and 8,000 people following the Supreme Court’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-states-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-leaves-abortion-restrictions-to-states">overturning of Roe v. Wade</a> and began as a peaceful demonstration, <a href="https://www.azdps.gov/news/ims/85">according to AZDPS</a>. However, the protest soon turned chaotic as rioters attempted to breach the state’s Capitol building and vandalized historical monuments.
“What began as a peaceful protest evolved into anarchical and criminal actions by masses of splinter groups. As groups realized the state legislature was in session, they attempted to breach the doors of the Arizona Senate and force their way into the building,” AZDPS wrote.
The rioters reportedly terrified state lawmakers who were still in the process of voting on legislation, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/far-left-rages-across-country-after-supreme-court-overturns-unconstitutional-roe-v-wade-ruling">wrote</a>.
“We are currently there being held hostage inside the Senate building due to members of the public trying to breach our security,” Arizona state Senator Kelly Townsend tweeted. “We smell teargas and the children of one of the members are in the office sobbing with fear. I expect a J24 committee to be created immediately.”
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We are currently there being held hostage inside the Senate building due to members of the public trying to breach our security. We smell teargas and the children of one of the members are in the office sobbing with fear. I expect a J24 committee to be created immediately.
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Video from the riot showed Arizona state troopers using tear gas to disperse the activists. “Due to the direct threat to the occupants of the Senate building and damage to the building itself, Arizona State Troopers took immediate action and utilized tactics including the deployment of field force teams and tear gas,” AZDPS explained.
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DPS used tear gas and people went running away from the Capitol. People coughing and now DPS is telling people to disperse. Protestors were banging on the Capitol windows ⁦⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/azfamily?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@azfamily</a>⁩ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Phoenix?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Phoenix</a> <a href="https://t.co/IZpgOuTDlu">pic.twitter.com/IZpgOuTDlu</a>
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Along with rioters attempting to breach the state’s Capitol building, people also vandalized statues and memorials in Wesley Bolin Plaza. AZDPS released photos of the defacement of historical monuments, showing spray painted phrases such as “Abort the Court,” “F*** SCOTUS,” “F*** GOP,” and “F*** Ducey,” in reference to Governor Doug Doucey (R-AZ).
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AZDPS explained that state troopers “exercised patience and application of tactics” as some had “unwisely brought children to the protest turned unlawful assembly.” Authorities deployed tear gas only after multiple warnings to activists to clear the area.
“After the plaza was cleared, additional state buildings in the area sustained criminal damage,” AZDPS added.

Pro-Abortion Sign

‘Anarchical And Criminal Actions’: Arizona Authorities Address Rioting From Pro-Abortion Activists In State Capitol

Arizona Authorities Address Rioting From Pro-Abortion Activists In State Capitol

Arizona

Doug Ducey

Phoenix

Pro-Abortion

Rioters

The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/protests-hit-cities-across-the-country-following-scotus-abortion-decision">pro-abortion</a> activist who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pro-abortion-activist-climbs-1400-foot-bridge-to-get-closer-to-god">climbed</a> atop the 1,445-foot Frederick Douglass Bridge in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/washington-d-c">Washington, D.C.,</a> has come down and was taken into police custody Saturday after spending more than 24 hours on the structure.
Guido Reichstadter’s antics resulted in the bridge shutting down Friday morning as law enforcement officers and firemen gathered below him. The bridge finally reopened at 1:55 p.m. Saturday afternoon, ABC 7 News <a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/protester-frederick-douglass-bridge-closed-day-two-roe-v-wade-overturned-supreme-court-decision-dobbs">reported</a>. The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to the outlet that the activist is in police custody and facing charges.
Reichstadter uploaded a video to Instagram Saturday afternoon while still on top of the bridge, explaining that he was coming down. “This is my last transmission from the top of the bridge,” Reichstadter told his 14,000 followers.
“I look forward to speaking to everyone when I get down to the bottom. I’ll get out of jail as soon as I can,” he added. “This is not the end. This is just the beginning. The Supreme Court has declared war on the people of this country, and we have to stand up and fight for our rights,” Reichstadter said, referring to the Friday Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively making abortion a state-level issue.
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Friday morning, Reichstadter tweeted that he had made it to the top of the bridge and encouraged other pro-abortion activists to get in the streets “to nonviolently [shut] down the [government] day after day after day till Congress protects abortion rights.”
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Hey I&#39;m at the top of the Frederick Douglass bridge in Washington DC right now &amp; want to know why YOU aren&#39;t in the streets nonviolently shutting down the gov day after day after day till Congress protects abortion rights? Rise Up my Friends! <a href="https://t.co/sDuqmpi8fm">pic.twitter.com/sDuqmpi8fm</a>
&mdash; Guido Reichstadter (@GuidoReichstad1) <a href="https://twitter.com/GuidoReichstad1/status/1540349132786868225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The Daily Wire’s Mary Margaret Olohan messaged Reichstadter while he walked around on top of the bridge Friday and asked him what he was doing up there.
“Getting closer to God,” the protester replied with a winky-face symbol. Reichstadter then told Olohan he would come down “any day now.”
“I found a way up, I’ll find one down I guess …” he wrote.
The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abortion-activist-arrested-for-chaining-himself-to-scotus-fence-claims-authorities-dropped-charges-out-of-fear-of-public-perception">reported</a> that Reichstadter was arrested and had charges against him dropped earlier this month after he chained himself to the barrier protecting the Supreme Court. He believes that the charges against him were dropped because authorities feared that his arrest was “not a good look.”
Mary Margaret Olohan contributed to this report.

Guido Reichstadter

‘I’ll Get Out Of Jail As Soon As I Can’: Pro-Abortion Activist In Police Custody After Spending Over 24 Hours On Top Of Bridge

Pro-Abortion Activist Taken Into Custody After Spending More Than 24 Hours Atop Washington, D.C., Bridge

Washington D.C.

Protests popped up in numerous cities across the U.S. Friday night as pro-abortion activists took to the streets to voice their anger with the Supreme Court’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-states-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-leaves-abortion-restrictions-to-states">overturning</a> of Roe v. Wade.
Thousands of protesters crowded streets Friday evening in major cities like <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanGerardRice/status/1540502790849675265">New York</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SamBraslow/status/1540514317182742528">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/_kishinevsky/status/1540509880573841408">San Francisco</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/MattLaslo/status/1540453641462726656">Washington, D.C.</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ViNguyen/status/1540477512995807234">Chicago</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/LMartinezNews/status/1540507928108535808">Las Vegas</a>.
Some protests became heated as a fight reportedly broke out at the Rhode Island State House where a counter-protester appeared to be beaten up by one of the protesters while protesters in Phoenix, Arizona, reportedly breached the state&#8217;s Capitol building. There was also video of a truck driving through a group of protesters trying to stop the vehicle in Iowa.
Boston Globe reporter Alexa Gagosz reported that one counter-protester at a pro-abortion rally was asked to leave before getting in a fight with one other person. “There was one counter protestor,” Gagosz tweeted. “Abortion rights activists at this #RoeVsWade rally outside the Rhode Island State House asked for him to leave. A fight broke out. Police got involved.”
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There was one counter protestor. Abortion rights activists at this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoeVsWade?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoeVsWade</a> rally outside the Rhode Island State House asked for him to leave. A fight broke out. Police got involved. <a href="https://twitter.com/Globe_RI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Globe_RI</a> <a href="https://t.co/EruWAwtupz">pic.twitter.com/EruWAwtupz</a>
&mdash; Alexa Gagosz (@AlexaGagosz) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexaGagosz/status/1540508894979579905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Globe reporter Amanda Milkovitz later <a href="https://twitter.com/AmandaMilkovits/status/1540511169621987334">reported</a> that both the protester and counter-protester were charged with disorderly conduct.
A protest in Phoenix, Arizona, became heated as police <a href="https://www.12news.com/article/news/politics/dozens-gather-at-arizonas-state-capitol-protesting-roe-v-wade-ruling/75-aa642eee-e41a-4cb0-858f-835e31ed2818">reportedly</a> fired tear gas and deployed flash bangs to disperse the crowd. The Arizona Senate was evacuated due to a possible &#8220;<a href="https://foxmetronews.com/news/breaking-arizona-senate-evacuated-after-pro-choice-rioters-and-teachers-breach-security/">security breach</a>&#8221; as pro-abortion protesters joined by teachers protesting an education funding bill allegedly broke into the state&#8217;s Capitol building during a vote.
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In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a group of protesters appeared to try to stop a truck driving through the area. The truck reportedly ran over the foot of one of the protesters, but no serious injuries were reported.
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Here is some more video of the incident at the protest. Protestors are sharing the video and pictures with me. <a href="https://t.co/1HWHqIasfQ">pic.twitter.com/1HWHqIasfQ</a>
&mdash; Lyz Lenz (@lyzl) <a href="https://twitter.com/lyzl/status/1540495806217732103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Police in the nation’s capital prepared with riot gear as black-clad protesters showed up in the city.
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Police in riot gear lined up on the street near SCOTUS but quickly moved to the side of the street as Antifa members moved toward them. <a href="https://t.co/5QDdZ9gKPU">pic.twitter.com/5QDdZ9gKPU</a>
&mdash; Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryDunleavy/status/1540521715561906176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Protesters blocked roads in some cities where abortion would remain legal, such as L.A. and San Fransisco. “Demonstrators in Los Angeles clogged the 110 freeway as it passed through downtown, blocking traffic. While abortion will remain legal in California, the protesters said they were showing their concern and support for women in other states,” CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/24/us/supreme-court-roe-v-wade-protests/index.html">wrote</a>.
Small groups of protesters also gathered at the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and another group had planned to protest at Justice Clarence Thomas’ house.
“About eight protesters were seen on Friday night near the residence of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh,” Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-in-landmark-opinion">reported</a>.
This story has been updated with additional information.

Abortion Protests

Protests Hit Cities Across The Country Following SCOTUS Abortion Decision

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Daily Wire host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/candace">Candace Owens</a> took to social media following the monumental Supreme Court decision overruling <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-states-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-leaves-abortion-restrictions-to-states">Roe v. Wade</a> Friday and criticized “hyper-privileged liberals” who she says are encouraging black people to protest the decision.
Owens specifically called out celebrity abortion activist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/amy-schumer-chelsea-handler-and-more-stars-react-to-overturn-of-roe-v-wade">Amy Schumer</a>, who earlier in the day <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10950323/Michelle-Obama-Amy-Schumer-lead-furious-criticism-Roe-v-Wade-overturn.html">wrote</a> on Instagram that the Supreme Court followed the “intentions of a bunch of slave-owning rapists who&#8217;ve been dead for hundreds of years” in its abortion decision.
“If there’s a picket sign anywhere, Amy Schumer picks it up – she just is like ‘I have to be outside screaming about something,’” Owens <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CfNDMjJpJqX/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=">said</a> in a video she captioned, &#8220;Roe V. Wade gets overturned and hyper-privileged liberals want black people to protest on their behalf? Again? No. Not this time.&#8221;
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“This is a Hollywood trope almost,” she added. “White wealthy women in Hollywood love to basically say ‘I either get what I want, or I’m going to correlate to slavery.’ This is their thing.”
Owens went on to accuse leftists like Schumer of using black people and racism on issues that “have nothing to do with race.”
“She’s using this because she’s being whiny and she’s being bratty, and she thinks it’s acceptable to harness black pain to get what she wants,” Owens blasted, comparing Schumer’s argument to how Black Lives Matter raised money and support following George Floyd’s death in May 2020.
Owens then mentioned the hypocrisy in bringing up the racism of slavery to defend <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/choosing-death-the-legacy-of-roe">pro-abortion positions</a>, referencing the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/planned-parenthood-ny-will-remove-margaret-sangers-name-from-clinic-over-harmful-connections-to-racism-eugenics">racist connections</a> of Planned Parenthood’s founder Margaret Sanger, whose birth control project specifically targeted black communities. 
“The black population today would be double if it weren’t for Planned Parenthood,” Owens said.

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Candace Owens Grills Amy Schumer For Using Slavery In Abortion Rant: ‘Hyper-Privileged Liberals Want Black People To Protest On Their Behalf’

Candace Owens Calls Out Amy Schumer For Using Slavery In Abortion Rant

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Roe v. Wade's Long And Brutal Legacy

A pro-abortion <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abortion-activist-arrested-for-chaining-himself-to-scotus-fence-claims-authorities-dropped-charges-out-of-fear-of-public-perception">protester</a> who was arrested earlier this month and had his charges dropped after he chained himself to a fence outside the Supreme Court building took his antics to another level Friday following the Supreme Court’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-states-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-leaves-abortion-restrictions-to-states">overturning of Roe v. Wade</a>.
Guido Reichstadter climbed atop of the 1,445-foot Frederick Douglas Bridge in Washington, D.C., Friday morning and has stayed on top of the bridge for at least seven hours. The bridge has since shut down as law enforcement officers gathered below him.
“Hey I&#8217;m at the top of the Frederick Douglass bridge in Washington DC right now &amp; want to know why YOU aren&#8217;t in the streets nonviolently shutting down the gov day after day after day till Congress protects abortion rights? Rise Up my Friends!” Reichstadter tweeted. 
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Hey I&#39;m at the top of the Frederick Douglass bridge in Washington DC right now &amp; want to know why YOU aren&#39;t in the streets nonviolently shutting down the gov day after day after day till Congress protects abortion rights? Rise Up my Friends! <a href="https://t.co/sDuqmpi8fm">pic.twitter.com/sDuqmpi8fm</a>
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Multiple Capitol Police cars could be seen on the bridge, along with at least two fire trucks.
The Daily Wire’s Mary Margaret Olohan messaged Reichstadter while he walked around on top of the bridge and asked him what he was doing up there.
“Getting closer to God,” the protester replied with a winky-face symbol. Reichstadter then told Olohan he would come down “any day now.”
“I found a way up, I’ll find one down I guess …” he wrote.
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Reichstadter, who was arrested earlier this month for chaining himself to the barrier protecting the Supreme Court, believes that the charges against him were dropped because authorities feared that his arrest was “not a good look,” The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abortion-activist-arrested-for-chaining-himself-to-scotus-fence-claims-authorities-dropped-charges-out-of-fear-of-public-perception">reported</a>.
On the morning of June 6, a man identified as Guido Reichstadter had <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1533808218991886337">hopped over the barricades</a> and chained himself to the unscalable fence surrounding the Supreme Court using a bike lock and chain. Then, as reporters and protestors watched, he took out pliers and attempted to break the key that went into the lock before throwing the key on the ground.
“I am not letting my daughter’s rights be taken away by this unelected, unaccountable Supreme Court,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1533822434440359936">yelled</a> as he stood chained to the fence.
Before his exhibition, the pro-abortion protestor <a href="https://twitter.com/FordFischer/status/1533831438403088384">had tearfully explained</a> that he feared for his daughter’s future ability to get an abortion, saying, “I’m just a dad, and I can’t sit back while my daughter’s rights are taken away.”
After several warnings, police arrested Reichstadter and took him to a holding area in the Supreme Court building, the activist told The Daily Wire in mid-June. He said they booked him, took mugshots, held him, and then transferred him to a central cell block.
“I stayed there overnight. I didn’t know what was going to happen,” he said outside the Supreme Court on Monday morning, where he was protesting with other members of the RiseUp4Abortion group.
But to Reichstadter’s surprise, the charges were dropped.
“In the morning, they gave me a pre-hearing interview, and I was supposed to have a hearing with a judge at 9 o’clock, then they sent me back in the cell, and by 12 o’clock, they let me know that the charges had been dropped.”
Asked why the charges were dropped, the abortion activist suggested that D.C. authorities were doing “damage control.”
“While I was [at] the bottom of the Supreme Court, I heard the police talking. They said, ‘oh, this has gone viral on Twitter already,’ so maybe it was the public perception that it’s not a good look for the mayor to be imprisoning a father fighting for his daughter’s rights,” he added.
Reichstadter claimed D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was involved in getting the charges against him dropped, but her office did not respond to requests for comment from The Daily Wire. The Metropolitan Police Department told The Daily Wire that the Supreme Court police had handled the entire situation, and the Supreme Court police did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
A previous version of this article stated that the pro-abortion activist climbed atop the bridge Thursday. The activist climbed on top of the bridge Friday. The piece has been updated to reflect this correction.
Mary Margaret Olohan contributed to this report.

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