Anti-dairy activists stormed Biden's Super Tuesday victory stage, were tackled by his communications team

Symone Sanders tackles protester — (Image credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Vice President Joe Biden's Super Tuesday victory speech in Los Angeles was interrupted by a couple of anti-dairy protesters who stormed the stage and chanted "Let Dairy Die." They were within striking distance of Biden, but also within striking distance of Biden's wife, Jill Biden, and his senior communications adviser Symone Sanders.

Symone Sanders joked about the incident afterward.

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But Robert Gibbs, former President Barack Obama's first press secretary, wasn't laughing on MSNBC. "What happened tonight was nothing short of genuinely scary," he said. Either Bernie Sanders or Biden will be "the likely Democratic nominee. They should have Secret Service protection in the next 24 to 48 hours." Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.