As the left continues to threaten Supreme Court justices and engage in acts of violence in anticipation that the Court may strike down Roe v. Wade, CNN’s New Day finally got around to covering hypothetical Roe-related violence…from the “far-right.”
Guest host Alex Marquardt had the report:
Well, here in Washington and all across the country, law enforcement is bracing for potential violence following the release of the Supreme Court draft opinion that was published earlier this week on Roe v. Wade. CNN has learned that the U.S. Capitol police are bracing for large demonstrations that are being organized by far-right groups to protest abortion rights. CNN's Whitney Wild is live this morning outside the Supreme Court with the latest. Brittany, sorry, Whitney, what are authorities fearing could happen?
Marquardt then introduced law enforcement correspondent Whitney Wild, who was reporting across the street from the Supreme Court which has been fortified with non-scalable fencing. Wild claimed that “several members of law enforcement” have a concern that people “could use the Roe v. Wade opinion as justification for that. And that could include the possibility that someone would commit an act of violence against abortion providers, against the clinics, against members of the judiciary, members of the federal government, and that also includes members of the Supreme Court.”
Because this was all just a hypothetical, Wild made sure to add, “I should caution, though, there are no specific credible threats. However, social media chatter is being taken much more seriously in the wake of January 6th.”
After showing off the security around the Court, Wild tossed the segment back to Marquardt, who concluded, “Sadly, this city has seen far too much of that fencing around the Capitol, around Black Lives Matter Plaza, and now we fear that there could be violence over this potential ruling at the Supreme Court.”
The fencing went up after the draft opinion leaked, but why would the Supreme Court have to fortify itself to protect itself from a group of people who agree with that draft?
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Here is a transcript for the May 6 show:
CNN New Day with John Berman and Brianna Keilar
5/6/2022
7:05 AM ET
ALEX MARQUARDT: Well, here in Washington and all across the country, law enforcement is bracing for potential violence following the release of the Supreme Court draft opinion that was published earlier this week on Roe v. Wade.
CNN has learned that the U.S. Capitol police are bracing for large demonstrations that are being organized by far right groups to protest abortion rights. CNN's Whitney Wild is live this morning outside the Supreme Court with the latest. Brittany, sorry, Whitney, what are authorities fearing could happen?
WHITNEY WILD: Well, the major risk here based on the conversations I have had with several members of law enforcement throughout the week is that there is a very real concern here that people who are committed to committing acts of violent extremism could use the Roe v. Wade opinion as justification for that. And that could include the possibility that someone would commit an act of violence against abortion providers, against the clinics, against members of the judiciary, members of the federal government, and that also includes members of the Supreme Court. They are also very closely monitoring threats that have erupted really on social media.
I should caution, though, there are no specific credible threats. However, social media chatter is being taken much more seriously in the wake of January 6th. And here in Washington, you're seeing one of the -- really, the new reactions that law enforcement has in the wake of January 6th, and it's these non-scalable fences that law enforcement puts up.
Just take a look behind me here at the Supreme Court. This is this eight-foot non-scalable fence that went up late Wednesday night. Next to that are these concrete barriers, which is really shutting down the road here. And it is truly the physical representation that law enforcement is concerned.
Yesterday, officials had a call with 150 participants across the country warning state and local law enforcement that the possibility for violence is very real and they must be on high alert. Here in D.C., riot cops are on standby through at least Sunday, Alex.
MARQUARDT: Sadly, this city has seen far too much of that fencing around the Capitol, around Black Lives Matter Plaza, and now we fear that there could be violence over this potential ruling at the Supreme Court. Whitney Wild at the Supreme Court this morning, thanks very much.
