Protesters on Capitol Hill and across the country have erupted in outrage that the path is now clear to confirming Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
On Friday, after Republicans secured the votes needed to confirm Kavanaugh on Saturday, protesters angrily harassed senators and staged massive demonstrations.
The fever pitch of the protests led conservative pundit Sean Hannity to call for Congressional office buildings, which are normally open to the public on weekdays, to be placed on lockdown.
'I really believe the people should be close to their elected representatives, and it’s sad what I’m about to say: Before somebody gets hurt or worse, these office areas of elected officials now need to be closed to the public,' Hannity said on his Fox News program on Friday night. 'This is now dangerous and out-of-control.'
Demonstrators protest against the appointment of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill on Friday
US Capitol police arrest demonstrators protesting against the appointment of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
US Capitol police arrest demonstrators protesting against the appointment of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Republican Senator Susan Collins from Maine was rushed from the Senate floor by Capitol Police to a waiting vehicle
After Republican Senator Susan Collins from Maine announced her decision to cast the deciding vote for Kavanaugh, she was rushed from the Senate floor by Capitol Police to a waiting vehicle.
The Women's March responded by calling Collins a 'rape apologist' in a tweet.
Donations also poured into a fundraising page set up to collect campaign donations for a future opponent to unseat Collins, whose term ends in 2020.
The donation page had collected $2.8million in pledges on Friday night, with the donations to be triggered if Collins casts her vote for Kavanaugh on Saturday as she says she will.
'If you fail to stand up for the people of Maine and for Americans across the country, every dollar donated to this campaign will go to your eventual Democratic opponent in 2020. We will get you out of office,' the fundraiser's organizers wrote.
Minutes after Collins' speech, protesters mobbed Democrat Senator Joe Manchin from West Virgina, screaming 'shame, shame, shame' as he told reporters that he also planned to vote to confirm Kavanaugh.
Protesters mobbed Democrat Senator Joe Manchin (right) from West Virgina, screaming 'shame, shame, shame' as he told reporters that he also planned to vote to confirm Kavanaugh
Protesters crowd the office of Democratic Senator from West Virginia Joe Manchin after a vote to advance the confirmation process of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh
Demonstrators block the office door of Senator Jeff Flake to protest against the pending confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh
Outside of the Senate office building, protesters were waiting to mob South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham, who offered a fiery defense of Kavnaugh during last week's blockbuster Judiciary Committee hearing.
'You old, white privileged patriarchy!' a female protester screamed as Graham walked to his car flanked by Capitol Police, video shot by the Daily Caller shows.
'Yeah, please move to South Carolina,' Graham retorted with a smile as the protester threatened to vote him 'out of office'.
'You old, white privileged patriarchy!' a female protester screamed as Graham walked from the Senate office building. 'Yeah, please move to South Carolina,' Graham retorted with a smile as the protester threatened to vote him 'out of office'
'I hope you come, you'd be welcome in South Carolina,' Graham continued, adjusting the knot of his tie jauntily.
'He lied under oath!' the woman shouted as Graham got into a waiting car and drove away.
Inside the Senate offices, protesters gathered outside of the office of Arizona Republican Jeff Flake, chanting angrily.
Outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's Washington DC home, protesters gathered to hold a 'confirmation kegger'.
The protesters said their goal was to show McConnell how much the Kavanaugh nomination has damaged the Supreme Court in the minds of the Americans as the GOP leader prepares to hold a final Senate confirmation vote on Saturday.
In a last-ditch effort to block Kavanaugh's lifetime appointment, hundreds of women and their allies have descended on Washington, DC, on Friday for a second-straight day of protests.
Kegger organizer Jennifer Flynn Walker said the protest was designed to reflect the absurdity of Kavanaugh's Judiciary Committee testimony last week, particularly his repeated mentions of liking beer.
'We're not even talking about the serious issues,' Walker, director of mobilization and advocacy at the Center for Popular Democracy, told HuffPost.
'That's the thing about this protest today ― this is just ridiculous at this point. Half of the country is actually deeply hurt.'
Walker explained that while the protest was designed as a joke, it was based on serious fears that Kavanaugh, who has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women, would cause lasting damage if he is appointed to the Supreme Court.
'Essentially, we just think he's a frat boy,' she said.
One hour before the cloture vote Friday morning President Donald Trump slammed protesters, making the claim that billionaire liberal activist George Soros is among those funding the demonstrations against the judge.
In a tweet denouncing the protests, the president specifically mentioned 'elevator screamers' - an apparent reference to the two women who confronted Senator Jeff Flake on Friday to tell him about their sexual assault experiences.
'The very rude elevator screamers are paid professionals only looking to make Senators look bad. Don't fall for it! Also, look at all of the professionally made identical signs. Paid for by Soros and others. These are not signs made in the basement from love!' Trump wrote.
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