{"id":2231796,"date":"2024-04-27T22:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T02:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-swarm-white-house-correspondents-dinner-drape-massive-palestinian-flag-from-hotel-window\/"},"modified":"2024-04-27T22:35:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T02:35:36","slug":"protesters-swarm-white-house-correspondents-dinner-drape-massive-palestinian-flag-from-hotel-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-swarm-white-house-correspondents-dinner-drape-massive-palestinian-flag-from-hotel-window\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters display large Palestinian flag at White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fprotesters-swarm-white-house-correspondents-dinner-drape-massive-palestinian-flag-from-hotel-window%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=2231796&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>During the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner, anti-Israel protesters created a tumultuous scene, unfurling a large Palestinian flag at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-workers-stay-home-and-collect-unemployment-handouts-companies-replace-their-jobs-with-machines\/\" title=\"As Workers Stay Home And Collect Unemployment Handouts, Companies Replace Their Jobs With Machines\">host hotel<\/a>. The atmosphere was notably charged, with shouts\u2062 directed at attendees. Journalists reported \u200ba significant shift from the usual event setting. President Biden altered\u200c his motorcade route \u200dto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-k-watchdog-group-do-not-resuscitate-orders-given-to-covid-patients-with-learning-disabilities\/\" title=\"U.K. Watchdog Group: \u2018Do Not Resuscitate\u2019 Orders Given To COVID Patients With Learning Disabilities\">potentially avoid<\/a> the protests, showcasing a marked departure from past gatherings.  <\/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>Anti-Israel protesters swarmed the streets surrounding Saturday evening\u2019s White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner, shouting at attendees and draping a massive Palestinian flag from one of the windows of the host hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Associated Press reporter Farnoush Amiri commented on the crowds waiting outside the venue, saying that the scene before her was very different than it had been in years past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is my third year covering the WHCD as the designated AP reporter for the WH pool and I\u2019ve never seen anything like this,\u201d she said of the gathered protesters. \u201cPresident Biden\u2019s motorcade will likely drive by these crowds shortly.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is my third year covering the WHCD as the designated AP reporter for the WH pool and I\u2019ve never seen anything like this. President Biden\u2019s motorcade will likely drive by these crowds shortly. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZnJjhCrmly\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZnJjhCrmly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Farnoush Amiri (@FarnoushAmiri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FarnoushAmiri\/status\/1784351159819333942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Amiri also noted that President Joe Biden\u2019s motorcade took a different route to the event than it had in years past \u2014 and her assumption was that they were attempting to avoid the protests as much as possible.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In President Biden\u2019s motorcade, which took a different route to the dinner than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yale-law-students-said-a-top-journal-was-racist-admissions-data-suggest-otherwise\/\" title=\"Yale Law Students Said a Top Journal Was Racist. Admissions Data Suggest Otherwise.\">previous years<\/a>, likely to avoid protesters. But some still were able to get through on the side streets. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3SmhH1YCFh\">pic.twitter.com\/3SmhH1YCFh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Farnoush Amiri (@FarnoushAmiri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FarnoushAmiri\/status\/1784364456237043780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Protesters carried signs referencing journalists who have reportedly been killed in Gaza.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scenes from outside the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WHCD?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WHCD<\/a> where protesters are supporting a boycott called for by the colleagues of journalists killed in Gaza <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J3kJZUYU3g\">pic.twitter.com\/J3kJZUYU3g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 nikki mccann ram\u00edrez (@NikkiMcR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiMcR\/status\/1784352069035393434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Protesters attempted to surround attendees \u2014 among them Caitlyn Jenner \u2014 and confront them as they arrived, calling on journalists to boycott the event.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters claimed they were there \u201cto protest media complicity in genocide,\u201d complaining that Palestinian journalists were being killed \u201cwith full U.S. backing\u201d for reporting on the situation in Gaza.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Caitlyn Jenner confronted by protestors at White House Correspondents Dinner.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re here \u201cto protest media complicity in genocide\u201d &#038; uplift calls from Palestinian journalists to boycott the event \u201cas they are being targeted &#038; killed for doing their jobs, with full US backing.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OG7QLhl8zM\">pic.twitter.com\/OG7QLhl8zM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prem Thakker (@prem_thakker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prem_thakker\/status\/1784355189102657990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe pro-Hamas crowd has arrived outside the White House Correspondent\u2019s Dinner and is VERY upset about me filming them,\u201d Katie Pavlich posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The pro-Hamas crowd has arrived outside the White House Correspondent\u2019s Dinner and is VERY upset about me filming them <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xEg3a8EPDR\">pic.twitter.com\/xEg3a8EPDR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatiePavlich\/status\/1784352438209663230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Palestinian flag, according to witnesses, was draped from a window of the Washington Hilton just before President Joe Biden was expected to arrive at the venue.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Demonstrators draped a massive Palestinian flag from the Washington Hilton just moments before POTUS is due for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WHCD?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WHCD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lbEnXlugcy\">pic.twitter.com\/lbEnXlugcy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Langille (@SeanLangille) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanLangille\/status\/1784357056247390698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p>WUSA9 reporter Alexis Wainwright shared several videos of the protest, confirming that those present were calling for a boycott of the dinner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Protests still happening right now outside of the White House Correspondents dinner at the Washington Hilton on Connecticut Ave NW. <\/p>\n<p>They are calling for a boycott of this dinner. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wusa9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wusa9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M7VfYCiloo\">pic.twitter.com\/M7VfYCiloo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexis Wainwright (@AWainwrightTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AWainwrightTV\/status\/1784383201852432551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She also reported that at least one protester had been escorted away by police, prompting other protesters to yell at officers to let the person go.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now other protesters have come over to call for police to let the person who\u2019s been taken into custody go. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3oTHOSUu1K\">pic.twitter.com\/3oTHOSUu1K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexis Wainwright (@AWainwrightTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AWainwrightTV\/status\/1784387235883651422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ousted MSNBC host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-gig-same-schtick-ousted-msnbc-host-takes-anti-israel-demands-to-the-guardian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mehdi Hasan<\/a> publicly stated that despite attending the WHCD in the past, he would join with the anti-Israel protesters and sit this one out.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have attended the White House Correspondents Dinner for the past two years. I decided not to attend today\u2019s dinner (which, to be clear, is hosted by DC journalists not the White House) in solidarity with under-fire Palestinian journalists in Gaza who have called for a boycott. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HZ6v1m9RTq\">https:\/\/t.co\/HZ6v1m9RTq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mehdirhasan\/status\/1784248146375131248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surrounding the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner, anti-Israel protesters filled the streets, chanting and unfurling a large Palestinian flag from a hotel window. Associated Press reporter Farnoush Amiri noted the stark contrast in the atmosphere outside the event compared to previous years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2231797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2149954595.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2231796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2149954595.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231796","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\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2231796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2231797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2231796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2231796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2231796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}