Kamala Harris condemns pro-Hamas protesters who burned American flag in D.C.

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Kamala Harris condemns pro-****** protesters who burned ********* flag in D.C.

Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris condemned demonstrators who voiced support for ****** and burned an ********* flag near the U.S. Capitol to protest ******** Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress on Wednesday, saying in a statement that “hate and ********* of any kind have no place in our nation.”

Harris, now the likely Democratic nominee for president after President Biden dropped his reelection bid, denounced the protesters who engaged in “despicable acts” and “dangerous hate-fueled rhetoric.”

“I condemn any individuals associating with the brutal ********** organization ******, which has vowed to annihilate the State of ******* and ***** Jews. Pro-****** graffiti and rhetoric is abhorrent and we must not tolerate it in our nation,” the vice president said in the statement issued by her office. “I condemn the burning of the ********* flag. That flag is a symbol of our highest ideals as a nation and represents the promise of America. It should never be desecrated in that way.”

On Wednesday, demonstrators protesting U.S. support for ******* clashed with police near the Capitol before eventually reaching nearby Union Station, the capital’s main train hub. Some protesters climbed up the flagpoles in front of the station and replaced the ********* flags with ************ flags. One ********* flag was set ablaze under an effigy of Netanyahu.

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Pro-************ demonstrators ***** a U.S. flag and a puppet of ******** Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

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U.S. Capitol Police said at least eight people were arrested outside the train station after failing to disperse Wednesday afternoon. The crowd, police said, “damaged and destroyed park property, including vandalizing statues and fountains, tearing down and burning flags, and starting several small fires.”

Demonstrators sprayed pro-****** graffiti on several statues outside the train station, including one message reading “****** is coming” in large red letters.

Inside the Capitol, Netanyahu delivered a defiant address to a ****** meeting of Congress defending *******’s war in Gaza, which was sparked by the ****** attacks across ******* on Oct. 7. He thanked the Biden administration for its continued support of ******* and denounced pro-****** protesters as “useful idiots.”

Later in the evening, a group of *********** lawmakers

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outside Union Station to replace those that were torn down.

In her statement, Harris said: “I support the right to peacefully protest, but let’s be clear: Antisemitism, hate and ********* of any kind have no place in our nation.” 

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Stefan Becket

Stefan Becket is a managing editor of politics for CBSNews.com. Stefan has covered national politics for more than a decade and helps oversee a team covering the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, immigration and federal law enforcement.

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