{"id":2234708,"date":"2024-05-01T15:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T19:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fundraiser-aims-to-throw-rager-for-unc-fraternity-boys-who-protected-us-flag\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T15:32:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T19:32:27","slug":"fundraiser-aims-to-throw-rager-for-unc-fraternity-boys-who-protected-us-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fundraiser-aims-to-throw-rager-for-unc-fraternity-boys-who-protected-us-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundraiser plans lively event for UNC fraternity brothers who safeguarded US flag"},"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\">24<\/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%2Ffundraiser-aims-to-throw-rager-for-unc-fraternity-boys-who-protected-us-flag%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=2234708&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>A fundraiser at the \u2063University\u200b of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-was-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-a-woman-whose-boyfriend-later-admitted-lying-he-just-won-a-5-3m-settlement\/\" title=\"He Was Accused Of Sexual Assault By A Woman Whose Boyfriend Later Admitted Lying. He Just Won A .3M Settlement.\">fraternity members<\/a> \u2062who protected the US flag from protesters raised over $65,000. The students intervened when the flag was about to be desecrated and endured \u2062attacks for an hour. One student, Guillermo Estrada, stood against\u200b disrespect towards his country&#8217;s flag in support of the US. A fundraising campaign at the University of \u2063North Carolina, Chapel\u200c Hill, generated over $65,000 for fraternity members who defended the US \u2063flag from \u2063protesters. The students bravely stepped in to prevent the flag from being dishonored and faced attacks for an hour. Guillermo Estrada, one of the students, courageously defended his country&#8217;s flag against disrespect, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baby-on-board-texas-bill-would-make-unborn-child-second-person-in-hov-lanes\/\" title=\"\u2018Baby On Board\u2019: Texas Bill Would Make Unborn Child Second Person In HOV Lanes\">showing strong support<\/a> for the US.  <\/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<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fundraiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fundraiser<\/a> aiming to throw a \u201crager\u201d for the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fraternities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fraternity<\/a> brothers who protected the American flag from pro-Palestinian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>protesters<\/a> has raised tens of thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/pi-kappa-phi-men-defended-their-flag-throw-em-a-rager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The effort<\/a> was launched on Wednesday morning and has already raised over $65,000. The members of UNC\u2019s Pi Kappa Phi fraternity protected the U.S. flag after it was replaced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Palestinian<\/a> flag by protesters and intervened when the protesters were \u201cpreparing to destroy it,\u201d according to Guillermo Estrada, one of the students who helped protect the flag.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(Thread) Today was a sad yet empowering day at Chapel Hill. When I walked to class, I saw the Palestinian flag raised on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/small-group-of-students-defends-american-flag-from-furious-mob-i-love-my-country\/\" title=\"Group of Students Protect American Flag Amidst Angry Mob: Expressing Patriotism\">quad flag pole<\/a>, and was immediately upset at the act that these \u201cprotestors\u201d had made. I cannot say I am fully educated on the Israel\/Palestine conflict <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tZrZEOSu8a\">pic.twitter.com\/tZrZEOSu8a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Guillermo Estrada (@estradguillermo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/estradguillermo\/status\/1785431824660873451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Estrada posted on X that while he is not fully educated on the conflict between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> and Hamas, he was \u201cimmediately upset\u201d that the Palestinian protesters had disrespected his country\u2019s flag \u201cin order to advocate for another.\u201d As such, he and a fellow fraternity brother, along with several other men, prevented the flag from falling on the ground and did so for an hour despite the protesters throwing rocks, sticks, and other items at them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy parents started a new life in the United States, a country that has helped them flourish and raise two kids,\u201d Estrada posted. \u201cI grew up in a Military community and saw first hand the sacrifices they make. I will not stand for the disrespect these \u2018protestors\u2019 cause for the sake of another country.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My parents started a new life in the United States, a country that has helped them flourish and raise two kids. I grew up in a Military community and saw first hand the sacrifices they make. I will not stand for the disrespect these &#8220;protestors&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Guillermo Estrada (@estradguillermo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/estradguillermo\/status\/1785431833791828384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The fundraiser page noted that the men from UNC\u2019s Pi Kappa Phi who protected the flag \u201cgave the best to America and now they deserve the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/story\/unc-protesters-and-police-clash-after-american-flag-replaced-with-palestinian-flag-during-protests-tuesday\/21405640\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>UNC is one of many colleges<\/a> that have seen rampant pro-Palestinian protests on campus, many of which include campers and some becoming violent on campus. At Columbia University, New York Police Department riot police officers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/2986131\/nypd-riot-police-storm-barricaded-columbia-building-dislodge-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>stormed the school\u2019s Hamilton Hall<\/a>, which had been occupied and barricaded by protesting students.<\/p>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> has asked President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/2986422\/trump-recycles-bidens-2020-attack-tactic-biden-has-to-do-something\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>speak out against the violence and antisemitism happening across college campuses<\/a>. The move by Trump, who is running for president again this year, mirrors a statement Biden made in 2020 when he criticized Trump\u2019s handling of the Black Lives Matter protests and riots that occurred at the time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fundraiser for UNC fraternity brothers defending the US flag from protesters has raised over $65,000. The event was launched for Pi Kappa Phi members who safeguarded the flag, drawing significant support within a short time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2234709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24114718772421-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2234708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24114718772421-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234708","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2234708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2234709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2234708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2234708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2234708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}