{"id":307770,"date":"2024-02-27T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=307770"},"modified":"2024-02-27T23:12:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T05:12:59","slug":"pro-abortion-activist-assaults-virginia-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-abortion-activist-assaults-virginia-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-abortion activist allegedly assaults pro-lifers at Virginia March for Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Video footage appears to show that a pro-abortion activist assaulted pro-life students at the Virginia March for Life on February 21.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2024\/02\/21\/watch-trans-activist-assaults-pro-life-students-at-virginia-march-for-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Signal<\/a>, pro-lifers in Virginia gathered in Richmond to march in support of the right to life for preborn human beings and to stand against pro-abortion efforts in the state. Video footage posted online shows an abortion advocate, later identified as Noah Cleveland, waving a transgender flag and running through a group of pro-life students.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland is 42 years old, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/02\/22\/us-news\/trans-activist-arrested-after-charging-into-abortion-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, and could be seen pushing through the students, knocking their items to the ground. He was wearing a purple tank top, black leggings, and a bright pink headband, the Capitol Police confirmed to the New York Post. The pro-life students were holding signs that read, &#8220;I love life&#8221; and &#8220;Silence in the face of evil is evil itself.&#8221; The abortion advocate pushed through a large pro-life banner as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Transgender activists ASSAULTS Pro-Life students at Virginia March for Life, GETS ARRESTED! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PTJnDcUoYa\">pic.twitter.com\/PTJnDcUoYa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jesse Hughes \u271d\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Jesse_Hughes_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jesse_Hughes_\/status\/1760363775650115685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kelsey McCormick, a student at Liberty University and a member of Students for Life, is seen in the video. She told The Daily Signal, &#8220;We were nearing the end of the march and chanting, &#8216;We are the pro life generation&#8217; and &#8216;We will abolish abortion&#8217; with our megaphones.&#8217; Then I see the trans activist running and jumping, and waving the flag, come smash into the group and go after the big banner. The activist was also making a screaming, barking noise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Richmond police did not immediately respond to The Daily Signal&#8217;s request for comment, but a second video showed authorities leading the pro-abortion activist away.<\/p>\n<p>Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life, tweeted one of the videos, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristanHawkins\/status\/1760366788658045330?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asking<\/a>, &#8220;Will he be held accountable?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The New York Post reported the following day that Cleveland has been charged with one count of disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/actnow.io\/ARQQhk1\"><b><i>The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail for protesting the killing of preborn children. Please take 30-seconds to TELL CONGRESS: STOP THE DOJ FROM TARGETING PRO-LIFE AMERICANS.<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video footage appears to show that a pro-abortion activist assaulted pro-life students at the Virginia March for Life on February 21. According to The Daily Signal, pro-lifers in Virginia gathered in Richmond to march in support of the right to life for preborn human beings and to stand against pro-abortion efforts in the state. 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