Twelve people were arrested for blocking the sidewalk in front of the White House gates. The only elected official among them was  Trayon White, State Board of Education representative for Ward 8.

Also arrested was 18-year-old  Markus Batchelor, a Congress Heights resident and D.C.’s former youth mayor. Hey, if the current crop of D.C. politicians aren’t willing to get arrested twice in a few months, at least the next generation is stepping in, right?

“I just thought it’s my time to stand up for democracy just like everyone else is,” Batchelor said.