Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., paused when asked if she supported recent pro-Palestinian protests where American flags were burned and demonstrators chanted “Death to America.”
Porter spoke to Fox News correspondent Hilary Vaughn about recent protests in New York City, where pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked the Brooklyn Bridge, set fire to the American flag and could be heard chanting “Death to America.” I received a question from Mr.
“Anti-Israel demonstrators who blocked the Brooklyn Bridge burned American flags and chanted ‘Death to America.’ Do you condemn this kind of rhetoric?” Vaughn can be heard saying. ask In video.
During Porter’s silence, the publicist who was walking behind her responded by explaining that she had to go to an “next event.”
“Is it okay for people to burn the American flag?”
Congresswoman Katie Porter: *Pause*
“Is it okay for people to chant death to America?”
Congresswoman Katie Porter: *Pause* pic.twitter.com/xnoDHIx86F
— Bobby LaValley (@Bobby_LaValley) April 17, 2024
“Is it okay for people to burn the American flag?” Bourne asks again.
Again, the publicist who had been following Porter and Vaughn interjected, saying, “If you would like to follow up–” he was then interrupted by Vaughn.
“Is it okay for people to be shouting “Death to America?” Vaughn asked Porter.
“Sorry, but we have to head over there,” the spokesperson began.
Vaughn asked Porter, “Congressman Porter, are you okay with people shouting ‘death to America’?” and added, “Are you okay?” Isn’t that a problem? ”
So did Democratic Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). asked a question Regarding recent protests. Pressley remained silent when asked if he supported “that type of protest,” while Ocasio-Cortez said she hadn’t seen “these reports” and needed to “verify” herself.
Demonstrators march from the Sylvan Theater to the White House as part of a pro-Palestinian demonstration to condemn Israel’s attack on Gaza in Washington, DC, April 6, 2024. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
In March, an American flag was set on fire during an anti-Israel protest in New York City. During the demonstration, some protesters could be heard shouting at the New York Police Department and comparing them to the KKK.
Anti-Israel protests have increased in the United States and around the world after the US-designated Islamic terrorist organization Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 Israelis and taking more than 200 hostages. There is.
In this attack, approximately 3,000 Hamas terrorists invaded Israel by land, sea, and air, killing attendees at an outdoor music festival while other Hamas terrorists hunted down Jewish men, women, and children. , many were subjected to torture, rape, kidnapping, and abuse. Even death.
