- In response to the incident, Moore sent a letter praising the protesters for standing strong in the face of “abhorrent” views and claiming that they had engaged peacefully.
- “I’m sorry did this just say PEACEFUL…. I was assaulted. I was extorted and held for random. The protestors demanded I pay them if I wanted to make it home safely,” Gaines said in response to the letter.
- “I missed my flight home because I was barricaded in a classroom… We must have different definitions of peaceful.”