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. The reporters captured footage of a pro-Palestinian protester cutting part of the perimeter fence: ??PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTER cutting part of the Secret Service perimeter for the United Center pic.twitter.com/XyS2YcxFyt— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyJr1) August 19, 2024 Protesters began lining the fence and banging against it: Pro-Palestine protesters with @MarchOnDNC2024 lining and banging on the fence outside the DNC pic.twitter.com/A3gvMN2oXK— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyJr1) August 19, 2024 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: HAPPENING NOW | Pro-Palestine protesters have broken through the Secret Service perimeter. There is now only one fence separating protesters from the United Center/DNC pic.twitter.com/yRPvIVm3mz— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyJr1) August 19, 2024 ??PRO-PALESTINE protesters have broken through the Secret Service perimeter to the United Center. Police are nowhere. There’s one more fence separating them from the DNC. pic.twitter.com/JAdxSq7KOb— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyJr1) August 19, 2024 The police arrived in riot gear and pushed protesters and press out of the street and behind the perimeter. The police have arrived in fullRiot gear and are now pushing protestors and press out of the street and behind the secret service perimeter. pic.twitter.com/W4hA6dYAaR— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyJr1) August 19, 2024 Police cleared the street of protesters and attempted to reinstall the Secret Service barrier: Chicago PD have cleared the street of protestors and are now attempting to reinstall the Secret Service barrier pic.twitter.com/HhY1IVbUMR— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyJr1) August 19, 2024 Protesters began to carry away the barriers they had torn down, apparently to prevent police from putting them back up: Protesters are carrying away the barriers they tore down to prevent police from putting them back up here at Park #578 pic.twitter.com/WoAJ25PMOI— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyJr1) August 19, 2024 President Joe Biden is slated to speak at the convention Monday night. This is a breaking story and will be updated. The post EXCLUSIVE: Daily Signal on Scene as Protesters Break Through Secret Service Perimeter at Democratic Convention appeared first on The Daily Signal.