Trump-Era Political Violence Begins As Liberal Activists Are Beaten, Hospitalized [View all]

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Two progressive activists were attacked an event featuring conservative provocateur James O’Keefe.

 01/30/2017 03:16 pm ET | Updated 29 minutes ago


NEW YORK ― Two progressive activists were hospitalized overnight Sunday after they were beaten at an event featuring conservative provocateur James O’Keefe.


Neither fought back or otherwise engaged in violence, according to Peter James Callahan, a third activist at the event who captured some of it on video, screenshots of which are below.


Ryan Clayton, one of those injured, said he was choked, kicked in the head and thrown down a flight of wooden stairs. Clayton runs the group Americans Take Action, which recently took part in a counter-sting against O’Keefe’s Project Veritas. The other injured activist, Jason Charter, said in a statement he was beaten and kicked, and his phone and camera were stolen. Both were released from the hospital Monday.



The melee broke out at a “Friends of Abe” event that featured O’Keefe at Eamonn’s Bar and Grill in midtown Manhattan. Attendees were invited to ask questions. Clayton, who blogs for The Huffington Post, was handed the microphone and began singing. When attendees realized what was happening, Clayton said a man grabbed him from behind.


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Gawd help us. We all knew it would escalate, however I did not know it would be this quickly. We are living in a very volatile and dangerous country right now. Travel in numbers where you can. Watch each others backs, take videos as evidence when you can. Stay safe.....Yet Resist.