{"id":2222814,"date":"2024-04-16T21:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T01:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-democrats-refuse-to-condemn-burning-american-flag-chanting-death-to-america\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T21:53:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T01:53:13","slug":"watch-democrats-refuse-to-condemn-burning-american-flag-chanting-death-to-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-democrats-refuse-to-condemn-burning-american-flag-chanting-death-to-america\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Democrats Avoid Condemning Flag Burning and Chanting \u2018Death To America"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-democrats-refuse-to-condemn-burning-american-flag-chanting-death-to-america%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2222814&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Democrats\u200b in the \u2064nation&#8217;s capital faced questions regarding their stance on burning the American flag and chanting &#8220;death to\u2063 America&#8221; by a reporter. The queries arose after far-Left protesters caused disruptions\u2063 on the Brooklyn Bridge with a pro-Palestinian demonstration. The \u200dincident highlighted concerns about anti-Israel sentiments within the protest. \u200dHouse\u200d Democrats in \u2062Washington, D.C., were questioned about their views on\u2064 burning the American flag and chanting &#8220;death to America&#8221; by a reporter. The inquiries stemmed from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-education-lesson-from-covid-lockdowns-school-choice-is-imperative-for-every-child\/\" title=\"The Education Lesson from COVID Lockdowns: School Choice Is Imperative for Every Child\">disruptions caused<\/a> by far-Left \u200cprotesters on the Brooklyn Bridge during a pro-Palestinian demonstration. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-stolen-18-wheel-truck-intentionally-crashes-into-texas-dps-office\/\" title=\"Join the live broadcast as an 18-wheel truck deliberately rams into a Texas DPS office\">event\u2063 raised concerns<\/a> about anti-Israel sentiments present in the protest.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/democratic-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Democrats<\/a> in the nation\u2019s capital refused to condemn burning the American flag and chanting \u201cdeath to America\u201d when confronted by a reporter this week.<\/p>\n<p>The questions from the reporter came in response to far-Left protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City this week holding a pro-Palestinian <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/15\/us-news\/hundreds-of-anti-israeli-protesters-wreak-havoc-in-downtown-nyc-disrupt-bridge-traffic-as-cops-make-arrests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demonstration<\/a> that disrupted traffic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnti-Israel protesters blocking the Brooklyn Bridge were burning the American flag and chanting \u2018Death to America,&#8217;\u201d the reporter said to Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA). \u201cDo you support that type of protest? Congresswoman, do you support burning the American flag and chanting Death to America?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pressley refused to answer or even acknowledge the reporter.<\/p>\n<p>The reporter later asked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) the same questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes it sound like this is pro-Palestinian or anti-American if they\u2019re burning American flags and chanting Death to America?\u201d the reporter asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m, I\u2019m not privy to\u2013, to, I haven\u2019t seen these reports,\u201d AOC responded. \u201cI\u2019d have to check for them myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reporter then asked Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA), who just lost the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in California if she condemned the actions of the protesters on the bridge.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve gotta get her onto her next event,\u201d one of Porter\u2019s staffers said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you okay with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-leader-newsome-wont-condemn-rioting-oppressed-will-lash-out-storms-out-of-interview\/\" title=\"BLM Leader Newsome Won't Condemn Rioting -- Oppressed 'Will Lash Out' -- Storms Out of Interview\">people burning<\/a> the American flag?\u201d the reporter asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019d like to follow up with us\u2013\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-should-have-asked-better-questions-terry-mcauliffe-snaps-at-reporter-abruptly-ends-interview\/\" title=\"\u2018You Should Have Asked Better Questions\u2019: Terry McAuliffe Snaps At Reporter, Abruptly Ends Interview\">staffer interrupted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you okay with people chanting Death to America?\u201d the reporter pressed. \u201cCongresswoman Porter, are you okay with people chanting Death to America? Is it okay? Do you not have a problem with it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The staffer repeatedly interrupted as Porter refused to answer any of the questions.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrats REFUSE to condemn protesters burning The American Flag! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2n4SY43mvJ\">pic.twitter.com\/2n4SY43mvJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseBWatters\/status\/1780400785651855433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many House Democrats in DC declined to denounce burning the US flag and chanting \u201cdeath to America\u201d when questioned by a reporter. The queries followed disruptions on the Brooklyn Bridge where far-Left protesters staged a pro-Palestinian rally causing traffic issues. Their actions raise concerns about anti-Israel sentiments within the demonstration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":2222816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/12\/AOC-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2222814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/12\/AOC-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2222814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2222816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2222814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2222814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2222814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}