From the Liveblog of
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Kamala Harris to anti-Israel hecklers: Pipe down unless ‘you want Trump to win’
Anti-Israel protesters chanting about “genocide” in Gaza attempt to interrupt Kamala Harris’ campaign speech outside Detroit.
“Kamala, Kamala, you can’t hide, we won’t for genocide,” the group of demonstrators chants.
At first, Harris says to those trying to disrupt her, “I am here because I believe in democracy and everybody’s voice matters.”
“But I am speaking now,” she says, sparking cheers from most of the audience.
The chants against Israel over the war in Gaza sparked by Hamas’s October 7 attack, which strikes at the heart of parts of suburban Detroit, such as Dearborn, continues until Harris’ tone changes.
“If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that,” she tells them sternly. “Otherwise, I’m speaking.”
It’s then that the majority of the audience picks her up, chanting: “We’re not going back! We’re not going back!”
Pro-Palestinian protesters were escorted out of Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally in Detroit, Michigan, after chanting in the middle of her speech, “Kamala, Kamala, you can’t hide. We won’t vote for genocide.” pic.twitter.com/1hR0yjj7I1
— Grady Trimble (@Grady_Trimble) August 8, 2024
