Young activists arrested at Mitch McConnell's office while demanding action on climate change

Young people, worried for their future, are tired of waiting around for politicians to negotiate deals with the planet. Senators have been hiding in their offices for fear of facing these young people. Today’s big coward was Sen. Mitch McConnell.

BREAKING: Destine has been camping outside of #OilMoneyMitch office in Kentucy. Today she is leading 200 young people into his DC office to demand that he #LookUsInTheEyes and stop playing games with the lives of future generations. Sign the GND petition https://t.co/dDxKbtPBxT pic.twitter.com/VlO5Pfq9ou

— Sunrise Movement 🌅 (@sunrisemvmt) February 25, 2019

A little while ago, the protesters pictured above showed up at the Senate majority leader’s office.

NOW: More than 100 climate protestors with @sunrisemvmt about to storm @senatemajldr’s office to demand a Green New Deal. pic.twitter.com/0Pe0kStGlh

— Anthony Adragna (@AnthonyAdragna) February 25, 2019

The sang and marched peacefully up and down the hallway.

Hundreds of youth in the halls in front of ⁦@senatemajldr⁩ McConnell’s office singing “Which side are you on?” and sharing stories of what the #GreenNewDeal means for our future.#OilMoneyMitch pic.twitter.com/NpVl8YeAU8

— Varshini Prakash 🌅 (@VarshPrakash) February 25, 2019

McConnell, who likely has 10 panic buttons throughout his office, may have pressed all of them, because the kids were being arrested for their part in the protest. This comes a short while after the protesters were warned that this kind of peaceful protest freaks people out.

Capitol police just told protesters outside of McConnell’s office to roll up their signs, giving them first warning pic.twitter.com/X8g1lDDKxE

— aída chávez (@aidachavez) February 25, 2019

This isn’t the first set of mass arrests in front of the majority leader’s office; protesting federal employees were arrested outside the loathsome turtle’s office earlier this year.