Larsen kickoff in Everett canceled over fear of pro-Palestinian protesters

EVERETT — U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen canceled his Snohomish County campaign launch Monday, due to the possibility of pro-Palestine demonstrators attending.

The event had been scheduled to take place at the Scuttlebutt Brewing Taproom. Larsen said pro-Palestine demonstrators had disrupted community events previously held in the district.

He was expecting the same demonstrators to attend Monday.

“My campaign staff is capable and dedicated to the values we all share, however, they are not trained or equipped to conduct security at these events,” Larsen said in an emailed statement. “The demonstrators have unfairly targeted my staff on social media and in person at these events with verbal abuse that makes them feel threatened.”

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