Protesters in wheelchairs cuffed with zip-ties during Capitol demonstrations against Medicaid cuts

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6. People in wheelchairs zip-tied and escorted out of Capitol Hill office building during Medicaid cuts protest

omg! Treating people like shi** is so wrong. And yet it continues on and on.




People in wheelchairs zip-tied and escorted out of Capitol Hill office building during Medicaid cuts protest
Scripps News footage shows a crowd of people, some of them in wheelchairs, being zip-tied and escorted out of the Russell Senate Rotunda.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/health-care/people-in-wheelchairs-zip-tied-and-escorted-out-of-us-capitol-during-medicaid-cuts-protest



U.S. Capitol Police detained a group of peaceful protestors on Wednesday, including several people in wheelchairs, during a protest over proposed cuts to Medicaid spending on Capitol Hill. (Scripps News)
Protesters in wheelchairs zip-tied and escorted out of Capitol
Medicaid protests Capitol Hill
By: Scripps News Group , Nathaniel Reed, Eric Koraganie
Posted 1:39 PM, Jun 25, 2025
and last updated 5:43 PM, Jun 25, 2025

U.S. Capitol Police detained a group of peaceful protesters on Wednesday, including several people in wheelchairs, during a protest over proposed cuts to Medicaid spending.

Scripps News footage shows a crowd of people, some of them in wheelchairs, being zip-tied and escorted out of the Russell Senate Rotunda. The room is part of a Senate office building on Capitol Hill.

Protesters shouted slogans, among them "No cuts to Medicaid."

During the protests, demonstrators held banners reading “Senate Republicans Don't Kill Us, Save Medicaid,” and “60 Million Off Medicaid.” Video showed Capitol Police confiscating at least two of the banners, one of which was briefly unfurled in a staircase in the building......................