Hillary Clinton INTERUPTED By Black Lives Matter Activists During Atlanta Rally [View all]

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Hillary Clinton told the activists “I have some issues and proposals to discuss if my friends will let me speak.” Black Lives Matter activists interrupted Hillary Clinton's Friday afternoon campaign event, throwing a wrench into her attempt to show solidarity with the black community. Protestors chanting "Black lives matter" disrupted Clinton's Atlanta rally kicking off African Americans for Hillary, with Clinton backers responding with chants of "Hillary, Hillary" and “Let her talk” to drown them out.

“Yes, they do, and I’m going to talk about that in a minute,” Clinton responded to the protestors. “My friends, I am going to get to some very important points that actually prove that black lives do matter and we have to take action together. “

But the protestors persisted, as Clinton tried to talk over them. "I have some issues and proposals to discuss if my friends will let me speak," Clinton said, before Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights hero, attempted to calm the protestors by approaching them directly. The mostly black crowd cheered as the protestors were led out of the room. The disruption was the first time Black Lives Matter protestors have interrupted a Clinton event since she jumped into the race, though they’ve protested other Democrats’ campaign events. And it didn’t come at the best moment for her, as the event was meant to showcase Clinton’s strength with black voters.

The former secretary of state was in Atlanta on Friday to unveil new criminal justice reform policies — and show she stands with the black community. Before the rally at Clark University where she was interrupted, she’d spoken at a Rainbow PUSH luncheon hosted by Rev. Jesse Jackson. Clinton is banking on strong support with black voters to help her close out the threat from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders after the early-voting states, when a number of heavily black southern states will vote.


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