Up to 30,000 demonstrators supporting Palestine gathered around the White House and clashed with federal authorities, including the Secret Service. The group brandished a fake decapitated head resembling President Biden and vandalized various monuments and memorials. Many participants waved Palestinian flags, while others carried banners advocating for jihad and martyrdom, and some even called for the demise of Israelis. Video footage captured park rangers being assaulted by the crowd, with several officers being struck by projectiles thrown at them.
Protesters reportedly threw smoke bombs over the security fence surrounding the White House, as per The New York Post. The Hill mentioned that additional safety measures, such as anti-scale fencing, have been implemented near the White House complex. Law enforcement resorted to using tear gas to disperse the demonstrators, yet no arrests have been made thus far.
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TERROR: Pro-Palestinians protesting outside the White House call for the murder of Jews. Democrats stand in solidarity with these people (they’re all Democrats). pic.twitter.com/lsUhIfp5h4
— @amuse (@amuse) June 8, 2024
Is this an insurrection? pic.twitter.com/QfWYvrRcxt
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 8, 2024
If you are a Democrat, you are allowed to assault federal park rangers near the White House, without consequence or arrest.pic.twitter.com/MfzLtsrykR
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) June 8, 2024
Who wants to tell they/them? pic.twitter.com/gRUizZw6Ul
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 8, 2024
American Revolutionary War hero General Rochambeau vandalized. The statue was unveiled in 1902 in DC.
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 8, 2024
2) Protesters surrounding and resisting the police cheered as a relatively rare moment occurred: The arrestee (whose hands had been cuffed behind their back) was able to leave, unarrested.
It's not clear to me if they were uncuffed and/or later rearrested. pic.twitter.com/xDZDhhzHkl
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) June 8, 2024