We've seen climate protesters do a lot of crazy and annoying things, from throwing paint at art treasures to gluing their hands to the street. One of the most annoying things they do is block traffic, and frequently, drivers lose patience with them and then physically manhandle them to get them out of the way. That's a particularly dumb move given that they can get hurt, and it also leads to more carbon emissions which they claim to be against. But they don't seem to care about that when it comes to their own actions. So much for standing by their convictions — it shows it's more about disrupting the order of things now. 

But they pulled another dumb move on Thursday evening: getting too close to a presidential candidate. That's guaranteed not to end well. 

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was speaking at a campaign stop in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday evening when suddenly, a climate protester from the Sunrise Movement rushed the stage. 

A protestor at this DeSantis event in Ames, IA hopped on stage w/a banner reading "DeSantis: Climate Criminal"

He was quickly taken off by security.

"This is [what's] wrong with the college system, right there. That's exhibit A," DeSantis said, pointing to the protestor. pic.twitter.com/9K3cHgzBQb

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You can see a man who is probably Secret Service eyeing the protester and then nailing him along with other people as the activist yells, "Ron DeSantis is a climate criminal" and "How much money are you taking from oil companies?"  

It doesn't end very well, as you can see, as not only do three guys tackle him off the stage to the ground but they also sit on him and appear to take him into custody.

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Security tackled a climate protester holding a sign reading, “DeSantis: Climate Criminal" at a campaign event Thursday. STORY: https://t.co/Skqz7MP7HQ pic.twitter.com/EL11UonhHl

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A second climate protester was tackled by security off camera.

DeSantis said the protestors are "what's wrong with the college system." https://t.co/zuhp0lNYG7 pic.twitter.com/RMISZ1PVP6

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A woman said something about colleges, and then DeSantis said, "This is [what's] wrong with the college system."

“If you’re gonna do that, like he was like stumbling around to get his flag out. Like he telegraphed that a mile away,” DeSantis said dismissively of the tackled protester.

A woman also shouted from the crowd soon after she was hauled off, too.

I realize that at an event like that, it can be close quarters, but it seemed the activist was able to get far too close too fast if he had dangerous intent. They did take him out, but he was already right next to DeSantis on the stage when they did so. 

I'm not sure what these folks think they gain when they do things like this to Republicans. They're not convincing anyone about their cause. So it's just a bit like raising a flag and saying, "Come arrest me for being annoying." And, in this case, it appears that Ron DeSantis' security was happy to oblige. 

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