Saturday night time’s White Home Correspondents’ Dinner is, you understand, the annual dinner the place reporters mingle with celebrities, mock Republicans, boo Democrats and customarily congratulate themselves. RedState’s Brad Slager was not impressed:
see:
Democrats Pander Earlier than Saturday Night time’s WHCA Dinner, Recommend Trump Means Finish of Nerd Promenade!
Nevertheless it’s not simply biased community anchors and smiling politicians; Professional-Hamas gangs additionally needed to attend. Tons of of individuals protested exterior the resort the place the occasion was being held, chanting their standard hateful slogans, waving Palestinian flags and shouting at Biden’s motorcade.
I ended by “The Press” proper earlier than the White Home Correspondents’ Dinner (@WHCA) that is occurring in DC tonight
There are already tons of of protesters round. pic.twitter.com/VRf2cOYgI5
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) April 27, 2024
Essentially the most dramatic signal of the pro-Hamas, anti-Israel presence could have been the large Palestinian flag that hung exterior a window of the Washington Hilton, the place the occasion has been held for many years.
A Palestinian flag is unfurled from the highest ground of the Washington Hilton Lodge the place the White Home Correspondents’ Dinner is being held. #WHCD #Gaza pic.twitter.com/h0QMUdjafH
— Adam Eidinger (@aeidinger) April 27, 2024
Protesters did lots of the issues we have been witnessing on faculty campuses throughout the nation:
The battle has hung over this yr’s occasion, with tons of of protesters rallying towards the battle in Gaza exterior the occasion and considerations over the battle and humanitarian disaster in Gaza and the risks to journalists overlaying the battle…
Chants accused US journalists of overlaying up the battle and misrepresenting it. “Western media we see you, and all of the horrors you disguise,” the gang chanted at one level.
Different protesters lay immobile on the sidewalk, subsequent to mock-ups of flak vests with “Press” indicators.
AP’s Farnoush Amiri reviews that Biden’s motorcade took a distinct route than earlier years however nonetheless did not escape the crowds.
President Biden’s motorcade, which took a distinct path to the dinner than in earlier years, possible prevented the protesters. However some nonetheless managed to cross the aspect streets. pic.twitter.com/vSs3926Ybi
— Farnoush Amiri (@Farnoush Amiri) April 27, 2024
President Biden’s motorcade passes a gaggle of pro-Palestinian protesters en path to the White Hour Correspondents’ Dinner. pic.twitter.com/aldGwA2NiA
— Benjamin Alvarez (@BenjAlvarez1) April 27, 2024
As some friends arrive, they shout “disgrace on you” by a bullhorn:
Demonstration in help of Palestine exterior @whca Dinner in Washington DC pic.twitter.com/QbA3ILAUdi
— Anar Virji (@anarvirji) April 27, 2024
In response to one outlet, issues have virtually taken a harmful flip:
At one level the protesters Appears to have made their way Contained in the resort, stormed the pink carpet with a big signal that learn “Biden’s legacy is genocide.”
Behind them, friends smiled and posed for photographs, in response to a clip posted on-line.
RedState is certain to carry you extra protection of the occasion. Within the meantime, nonetheless, word that these protesters — like their faculty counterparts — are cheering in help of the individuals behind such atrocities, as I wrote earlier Saturday:
Hamas releases sickening ‘proof-of-life’ video of American hostage Keith Siegel, father of 5
