House speaker, GOP lawmakers raise U.S. flag and recite pledge after pro-Palestine protest damage

The American flags were taken down by the pro-Palestine protestors during Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit to Capitol Hill

Published: July 25, 2024 8:22am

Updated: July 25, 2024 8:59am

House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP lawmakers raised the U.S. flag and recited the Pledge of Allegiance after pro-Palestine protest damage at Union Station in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.

"Earlier today, pro-Hamas protesters took down the American flags at Union Station, burned them and raised Palestinian flags," Johnson, R-La., wrote on X Wednesday night. "Tonight, we righted they're wrong. American flags are once again flying over Union Station. We will not let the terrorist mob win."

The American flags were taken down by the pro-Palestine protestors during Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit to Capitol Hill.

Protestors also sprayed graffiti on the statues outside of Union Station.

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