Ted Cruz and his wife are hounded out of DC restaurant by angry anti-Kavanaugh mob shouting 'we believe survivors'
By Sara Malm
Daily Mail
September 25, 2018
An angry mob of protesters hounded Texas Senator Ted Cruz and his wife Heidi in an upscale Washington DC restaurant on Monday night, demanding to know his position on Brett Kavanagh and later threatening him: 'You are not safe'.
The group, which was made up of activists from Smash Racism DC and a handful of other left wing organizations, ambushed Cruz and his wife at Fiola, an Italian restaurant near the White House.
They proudly shared videos of their stunt on Twitter afterwards and threatened Cruz, the president and 'any the rest of the racist, sexist, transphobic, and homophobic right-wing scum' by saying ominously: 'You are not safe. We will find you.
'We will expose you. We will take from you the peace you have taken from so many others.'
At the start of two videos uploaded by Smash Racism DC on Monday after the stunt, Cruz and his wife are seen making their way to their table as the protesters chanted: 'We believe survivors! We believe survivors!'
Smash Racism DC would not answer questions about how its members knew where Cruz would be on Monday night when contacted by DailyMail.com.
A spokesman said the organization was 'gathering' media requests and would respond at a later date.
Heidi stared at them incredulously then made her way to her seat. The senator told one of the women: 'God bless you ma'am,' then took his seat next to his wife.
They were seated for only a few seconds while helpless waiters and restaurant managers tried to control the group before the couple got up to leave.
As they left, a woman in the group shouted: 'I deserve to know your position on Brett Kavanagh Senator.'
She earlier described herself as a 'constituent' and taunted the Cruz's by saying: 'I know you're good friends with Kavanaugh.'
As footage of the incident spread online, the group tweeted that they had decided to 'interrupt.'
'No—you can’t eat in peace—your politics are an attack on all of us You’re votes are a death wish. Your votes are hate crimes.
'Tonight Senator Ted Cruz arrived at Fiola, an upscale restaurant mere steps from the White House, to enjoy a hearty Italian dinner.
'He could have dined on a lavish four course meal for only $145 while millions of Americans struggle to buy groceries. He might have sampled from the top shelf wine list as migrant children languish in cages.
'He’d have laughed with his wife while women and members of the LGBTQ community collectively gasp in horror as Senator Cruz pushes forward on Bret Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination. At least he could have had activists not interrupted his evening just as he was being seated.
'Instead, activists from Smash Racism DC, Resist This, DC IWW, members of DC Democratic Socialists of America, Anarchists, women, sexual assault survivors, and members of the LGBTQ community interrupted Ted Cruz’s peaceful meal.'
They went on to say that their interruption 'does not compare in scale to the interruptions his actions as a Senator have had on millions of American lives.'
'We hope that it reminds Cruz and others like him that they are not safe from the people they have hurt.
'This is a message to Ted Cruz, Bret Kavanaugh, Donald Trump and the rest of the racist, sexist, transphobic, and homophobic right-wing scum: You are not safe. We will find you. We will expose you.
'We will take from you the peace you have taken from so many others.
'Sincerely, Some Anti Fascist Hooligans. We demand a world free of sexual violence, and state violence. We want a world without prisons, borders, or capitalism,' they said.
They signed off by posting the phone number of right-wing activist Gavin McInnes.
Smash Racism is part of a coalition of 'anti-fascist' groups known as Shut It Down DC.
In August, they organized a counter-protest called No Unite the Right 2 to fight against the right-wing event, Unite the Right, but it was shut down by Facebook when they recognized fake profiles - similar to those operated by Russian trolls - were involved in its online promotion.
Washington's Metropolitan Police told DailyMail.com that it received a call to Fiola on Monday night at 9.42pm. It was categorized as a disorderly person's report.
It is unclear if this was in relation to the protesters and it is not yet known if anyone was arrested.
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Typical left-wing fascist thugs. If they can't win in the arena of ideas they try to win with terrorism.
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