A crowd of protesters surrounded U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky as he was leaving the White House following the Republican National Convention, shouting for him to acknowledge the police shooting of Breonna Taylor. Video posted on social media showed Metro Police flanking Paul and his wife as dozens of people confronted him in a Washington street early Friday.
Protesters could be heard shouting "Say Her Name” before one appeared to briefly clash with an officer, pushing him backward and into Paul’s shoulder. Taylor's name has become a rallying cry among demonstrators after the 26-year-old was fatally shot by Louisville police. Paul kept walking and didn't appear to have been injured but later tweeted "Just got attacked by an angry mob of over 100, one block away from the White House. Thank you to @DCPoliceDept for literally saving our lives from a crazed mob."