Protesters storm field at Congressional Baseball Game
Several people jumped onto the field at Nationals Park in D.C. Wednesday evening as lawmakers played their annual game. Spectators chanted “U-S-A” as authorities got the situation under control. (Video: Emily Hillstrom)
Several arrests were made at the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity Wednesday night after people in attendance who appeared to be protesters of climate change stormed the field at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
The game, which raises money for local charities in the D.C. area, features Democrats and Republicans from the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
Climate change protesters chanted while holding signs that said “Stop playing games with our future,” and they wore shirts that said “End Fossil Fuels” before several people jumped onto the field.
A group known as Climate Defiance took credit for the display in a tweet on X.
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During the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park, eight people entered the field in a demonstration against fossil fuels. (Emily Hillstrom)
“Update: Eight of us have been arrested for shutting down the Congressional Baseball Game. They are behind bars now. Make no mistake: It’s the Members of Congress who should be locked up.”
The group also bragged on social media about its mission and delaying the game.
“We have taken the field at the Congressional Baseball Game + play has FROZEN! Congress sends billions of public $$ to subsidize deadly fossil fuels — but the police are tackling us instead. This Chevron-sponsored game cannot continue. This is unconscionable,” the group wrote.
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Climate change protesters crashed the annual Congressional Baseball Game Wednesday evening. (Emily Hillstrom)
The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) promptly arrived and escorted the…
