Secret Service Tackled Protester Who Tried to Rush the Stage at Clinton Rally

The Secret Service took down an animal rights protester who tried to rush the stage at Hillary Clinton‘s Iowa rally this afternoon:

Secret Service agents tackle protester at @HillaryClinton rally in Iowa: https://t.co/1OtoaE2kYrhttps://t.co/YyNHbvHXba

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) August 10, 2016

Protester tries to storm the stage as Clinton speaks in Iowa. PO-92WE pic.twitter.com/liidhzUSqR

— CNN Newsource (@CNNNewsource) August 10, 2016

CNN has ID’d the protester in question:

The woman who jumped the barrier was Kelsey Atkinson from Direct Action Everywhere, an animal rights organization. https://t.co/dh1hqt1XG8

— Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) August 10, 2016

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