Apparently Ted Cruz was interrupted by illegal immigrant advocate protesters during his interview with Frank Luntz during the Presidential Family Forum tonight.
UPDATE: Here are pics of the protesters:
Here's a better photo. Anti-deportation protesters interrupt the Presidential Family Forum #PFF15 #iacaucus pic.twitter.com/FlSIucRXtw
— Zach Boyden-Holmes (@Boydenphoto) November 21, 2015
Protestors yell "Deportation is not a family value" while the crowd chants "USA!" back at them. #PFF15 pic.twitter.com/UCzzqollXg
— Kim Norvell (@KimNorvellDMR) November 21, 2015
Protesters hold up a banner that says, "Is deportation a family value?" at the front of the room at #PFF15. pic.twitter.com/mWZ8Dcppkt
— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) November 21, 2015
@FrankLuntz gets interrupted by hecklers chanting re deportation during 1st moments of #PFF15 #iacaucus #rick2015 pic.twitter.com/UnJnbpKq6Z
— Patti Brown (@pattibrown) November 21, 2015
UPDATE!!! Here’s video:
A small interruption at #PFF15 #iacaucus pic.twitter.com/qcLpYYrw00
— Caffeinated Thoughts (@CaffThoughts) November 21, 2015
UPDATE!!! Here’s video of the vegan protesters too!
So far we've had pro-amnesty protestors and animal-rights activists at #PFF15 pic.twitter.com/xEcr5ywUWj
— Caffeinated Thoughts (@CaffThoughts) November 21, 2015
.@GovMikeHuckabee points out with demonstrators tonight that conservatives don't do this at liberal events. #PFF15 pic.twitter.com/rI88fuXbhR
— Shane Vander Hart (@shanevanderhart) November 21, 2015
AND THEN THE PROTESTORS COME OUT #PFF15 pic.twitter.com/XmbpWIoKOd
— dani (@DaniBates96) November 21, 2015
From the Twitters:
As candidate forum begins in Iowa with question to Ted Cruz, protesters begin chanting "Deportations: anti-family!"
— Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) November 21, 2015
Protesters were escorted out during the first question posed to Cruz #PFF15
— Jessie Darland (@JessieDarland) November 21, 2015
Uh. PETA protests in the middle of #PFF2015 LOLWUT?
Now I want a steak. #iacaucus
— Jared Small (@jaredsmall) November 21, 2015
.@TedCruz says protesters want to shout and scream because they can’t handle the truth. #iacaucus #PFF2015
— Kathie Obradovich (@KObradovich) November 21, 2015
.@TedCruz jokingly congratulates @FrankLuntz for “arranging” to have protesters interrupt a question on civility. #iacaucus #PFF2015
— Kathie Obradovich (@KObradovich) November 21, 2015
Standing O as protesters are escorted out from #PFF2015. @FrankLuntz continues w/@tedcruz, who laments "coursening" of public discourse.
— Hallie Jackson (@HallieJackson) November 21, 2015
some protesters ran to the front of Fam Leader ballroom protesting deportation just as Luntz starts asking Cruz questions
— Katie Glueck (@katieglueck) November 21, 2015
Cruz: These protestors are yelling because they can't handle the truth. #PFF15 #tcot
— NCHometownGirl (@NCHometownGirl) November 21, 2015
After heckling, @tedcruz finally gets to answer @FrankLuntz's Q. "There has been a coarsening of our public discourse," Cruz begins. #PFF15
— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) November 21, 2015
We’ll post video of the interruption as soon as we can find it!!
Meanwhile, go check out the livestream of the Presidential Family Forum here!!