Human Events Daily host and senior editor Jack Posobiec filed a police report Tuesday evening after being assaulted by a group of protesters during a demonstration outside Washington, DC’s Union Station. The protest, which featured Rep. Jamie Raskin speaking to federal union workers, quickly escalated after Posobiec questioned the congressman about Democrats’ election losses.
According to the report filed with the U.S. Capitol Police, Posobiec exited Union Station around 5 p.m. and stopped to observe the protest, filming while Raskin spoke at the podium. The situation turned hostile when Posobiec shouted, “Jamie, why did you lose the popular vote?” and “Why did you lose every single swing state?” The crowd began booing and chanting “USA” before turning violent.
Posobiec said Rep. Raskin pointed at him, agitating the crowd. Protesters then swarmed Posobiec, physically pushing and pulling him, hitting his phone, and stealing his work backpack. The stolen contents included a jacket, a tablet, and a large St. Michael rosary. “I could hear people saying ‘get him, get him’ from the crowd,” Posobiec stated. He attempted to defend himself and hold on to his belongings as the assault continued.
Despite witnessing the situation unfold, Raskin did not call on the crowd to stop or to de-escalate the violence, Posobiec noted in his statement. Capitol Police arrived shortly after the incident, causing the attackers to disperse.
Descriptions of the suspects were included in the police report. Among them were a stocky male in a blue shirt with a buzzed head, another in a red shirt with long brown hair, and a middle-aged male with a mustache. A fourth was described as an overweight white male wearing sunglasses and a backwards baseball cap.
The attack underscores growing hostility toward conservative journalists and raises serious questions about the failure of public officials like Raskin to prevent or condemn political violence—even when it erupts during their own events.
