Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDemonstrators protesting the lack of funding for PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) are detained by US Capitol Police officers (AFP via Getty Images)Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced chants from protesters urging him to "stop killing Cubans" and "Let Cuba live!" as he entered a Senate briefing room Tuesday.The protesters confronting Rubio were swiftly removed from the room after also telling him, "Repent Marco Rubio. God will forgive you for your sins."Outside the Senate briefing room, a separate group of protesters was arrested while chanting slogans including "Rubio lies. People with AIDS die" and "One child dies every 30 mins."Rubio was scheduled to provide testimony before Congress at 10 a.m. in the briefing room where the initial protest took place.Despite the arrests, a small number of other protesters who were not detained found seats in the back of the room to observe Rubio's testimony.In fullMarco Rubio testifies to Congress on Iran war and mass deportations: Live updatesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Protesters arrested outside Marco Rubio hearing
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDemonstrators protesting the lack of funding for PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) are detained by US Capitol Police officers (AFP via Getty Images)Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced chants from protesters urging him to "stop killing Cubans" and "Let Cuba live!" as he entered a Senate briefing room Tuesday.The protesters confronting Rubio were swiftly removed from the room after also telling him, "Repent Marco Rubio. God will forgive you for your sins."Outside the Senate briefing room, a separate group of protesters was arrested while chanting slogans including "Rubio lies. People with AIDS die" and "One child dies every 30 mins."Rubio was scheduled to provide testimony before Congress at 10 a.m. in the briefing room where the initial protest took place.Despite the arrests, a small number of other protesters who were not detained found seats in the back of the room to observe Rubio's testimony.In fullMarco Rubio testifies to Congress on Iran war and mass deportations: Live updatesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
