Blinken was present with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Senate Appropriations Committee regarding the Biden administration’s request for $106 billion in aid.
While he was testifying before the committee, people who attended the session and were against the Gaza attacks interrupted Blinken’s speech, chanting various slogans.
The demonstrators stood chanting slogans such as “Stop supporting genocide against the people of Gaza,” “Stop the massacre in Gaza,” “Save the children of Gaza,” and “Ceasefire Now,” and raised anti-war banners in the streets of Gaza. The Capitol Police removed their hands from the hall.
While Blinken continued his speech after removing the protesters in question, some demonstrators continued their silent protests by raising their hands in red, which symbolizes “bloody hands,” in the rows behind Blinken.
Writings reading “Freedom for Gaza” were also seen in the hands of the demonstrators, raised in the air.
Secretary of State Blinken and Secretary of Defense Austin today testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the Biden administration’s request for a total of $106 billion in aid from Congress, which includes various items, $14.3 billion for Israel and $61.4 billion for Ukraine.
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