FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—Protesters broke through the first fence in the Secret Service perimeter around the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Monday evening. Daily Signal reporters Tim Kennedy and Tony Kinnett were on the scene live as it happened capturing footage.
The reporters captured footage of a pro-Palestinian protester cutting part of the perimeter fence:
Protesters began lining the fence and banging on it:
Ultimately, the protesters broke through the perimeter, and according to Kennedy, there was only one fence separating them from the United Center where the convention is being held:
The police arrived in riot gear and pushed protestors and press out of the street and behind the perimeter.
President Joe Biden is slated to speak at the convention Monday night.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.