A bunch of Home Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY), raised three American flags at Union Station in Washington, D.C. Wednesday evening to switch the flags that have been taken down and burned earlier within the day by Hamas supporters protesting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talking to Congress.
Display picture through Rep. Wealthy McCormick video.
Hamas supporters attacked outnumbered U.S. Park Police (not Capitol Police) at Union Station who tried to make arrests and defend the flags, however couldn’t save each one as they have been pressured to retreat.
Breaking: pro-Palestinian protestors have began attacking capital police.
Watch as they throw an officer to the bottom and start swarming the opposite officers. pic.twitter.com/7817UaeCGI
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) July 24, 2024
Absolute chaos at Union Station after US Park Police moved in to forestall anti-Israel protesters from taking down a U.S. flag. Arrests have been made. Park Police withdrew after securing the US flag, the mob chased them. pic.twitter.com/ZE3Lp6PQHC
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) July 24, 2024
Mobsters simply took down the U.S. flag in entrance of Union Station. pic.twitter.com/RtUzhclTxw
— Olivia Pero (@OliviaPero1) July 24, 2024
After battling U.S. Park Cops (not Capitol Police), the Hamas supporters chanted “Allahu akbar” as they burned an American flag.
Anti Israel protesters burn the American flags they faraway from flag posts at Union Station in DC https://t.co/C7eeionfhI pic.twitter.com/Q8OcYSHvKO
— Timcast Information (@TimcastNews) July 24, 2024
A courageous American tried to rescue one of many burning flags. The Hamas supporters gave chase.
A person saves a smoldering American flag from the middle of the protest and is sort of tackled amidst shouts “get him!” pic.twitter.com/ZHexsEZbak
— RichieMcG (@RichieMcGinniss) July 24, 2024
The dude who saved the flag is a lawyer who works close by. Mentioned he noticed the flag burning and needed to do one thing https://t.co/t3p4gZcVRK pic.twitter.com/jjZxwUdQef
— RichieMcG (@RichieMcGinniss) July 24, 2024
The Hamas supporters raised the Palestinian flag over Union Station proper throughout from the Capitol.
NEW: Palestinian flags now flying at Union Station the place simply hours in the past it was American flags… Police and Anti-Israel protesters clashed as police fought to safe the American flags @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/5Yogh1yamE
— Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) July 24, 2024
Wednesday evening, Home Republicans went to Union Station to switch the American flags:
Speaker Johnson posted, “Earlier right this moment, pro-Hamas protesters took down the American flags at Union Station, burned them and raised Palestinian flags. Tonight, we righted their incorrect. American flags are as soon as once more flying over Union Station. We is not going to let the terrorist mob win.”
Earlier right this moment, pro-Hamas protesters took down the American flags at Union Station, burned them and raised Palestinian flags.
Tonight, we righted their incorrect.
American flags are as soon as once more flying over Union Station. We is not going to let the terrorist mob win. https://t.co/lDo43k13Ya
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) July 25, 2024
Home Speaker Mike Johnson, together with different Republican lawmakers, elevating American flags exterior of Union Station tonight. Earlier American flags had been torn down and burned by protesters, who changed them with Palestinian flags earlier within the day. pic.twitter.com/63VRIJygHt
— Josh Rosenthal (@JoshRosenthalTV) July 25, 2024
Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY), “Anti-American agitators is not going to have the final say. We’ve restored the flags burned at Union Station and can proceed to face for this nice nation, come what could.” (Williams stated within the video he acquired the thought to switch the flags after seeing the naked flagpoles whereas on his option to vote within the Home.)
Anti-American agitators is not going to have the final say.
We’ve restored the flags burned at Union Station and can proceed to face for this nice nation, come what could. pic.twitter.com/NSUut4Yv1d
— Rep. Brandon Williams (@RepWilliams) July 25, 2024
Video of the Congressmen reciting the Pledge of Allegiance posted by Fox Information reporter Ryan Schmelz:
Speaker Johnson and a gaggle of Home Republicans led by @RepWilliams say the Pledge of Allegiance after changing the American flags that have been taken down by these protesting Prime Minister Netanyahu’s go to to Capitol Hill pic.twitter.com/lvwm0SMBoS
— Ryan Schmelz (@RyanSchmelzFOX) July 25, 2024
Group picture posted by Rep. Wealthy McCormick (R-GA):
Proud to hitch my colleagues tonight to switch the American flags burned at Union Station this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/664LalfKgF
— Dr. Wealthy McCormick for Congress (@RichforGA) July 25, 2024
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) stated police offered zip ties to safe the flags because the Hamas supporters had broken the flagpoles.
We raised the flags again up
Earlier right this moment, terrorist sympathizers tore down the American flags at Union Station, burned them, and raised the Palestinian flag as a substitute. After votes tonight, a gaggle of members, together with many veterans and the Speaker of the Home, took… pic.twitter.com/hYbqLmxe21
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) July 25, 2024