Democratic candidate Kamala Harris is under fire for mocking two pro-life protesters who were kicked out of a rally for speaking out for unborn children and declaring “Jesus is Lord.” Video of the exchange surfaced on social media over the weekend after Harris, speaking at a rally at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, defended her record on abortion while criticizing Republican candidate Donald Trump's record on abortion. It received millions of views in the media.
“We remember that Donald Trump handpicked three members of the U.S. Supreme Court with the intention of revoking the protections of Roe v. Wade, and they did exactly what he intended,” she said. said.
The video shows protesters shouting “Jesus is Lord,” to which Harris responds, “Oh, you're at the wrong rally. You're going to a small rally down the street.” I think it was,” he responded with cheers.
Luke Polaske and Grant Bess, two University of Wisconsin-La Crosse students who participated in the protest, said they spoke out when the issue later turned to abortion.
“We were doing God's work and were there for the right reason, and God was watching us in this moment,” Beth said. fox & friends.
Polaske explained that his comments about abortion were not shown in the social media clip.
“After she spoke about overturning Roe v. Wade and Donald Trump, I yelled to the crowd, 'Abortion is a sacrament of the devil,'” Polaske said.
“As a Christian, I believe that with all my heart, and about 10 seconds later, a video of my friend Grant and I proclaiming that Christ is Lord and Jesus is King comes on.” [picked up]” he said.
He said the gym where Harris spoke was a “small venue” and estimated he was 20 to 30 yards away from Harris.
“She was actually waving at me,” Polaske said. “I took this cross off my neck and when I was told to leave, I held it up in the air and waved at her and pointed at her and she looked me straight in the eye. [and] I felt like he had a kind of evil smile on his face. ”
Beth added: “We were heckled, taunted and ridiculed.”
“Jesus was mocked, and the disciples were mocked,” Beth said.
“We believe we were sent there by God,” he added.
“We believe that Jesus is Lord and that He has the final say in everything we do, and that is what we center our lives on,” Polaske said. …We wanted her to know that.”
WATCH: Kamala Harris responds to protester's 'Jesus is Lord' comment
BREAKING: A rallygoer at a Kamala Harris event yelled, “Jesus is Lord,” to which Harris responded, “Oh, I think you're at the wrong rally.” pic.twitter.com/nFRY8teWK2
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