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Illinois Rep. Sean Casten was one of the members of Congress evacuated from the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington D.C. amid a protest calling for ceasefire in Gaza.
Casten posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the protesters "blocked all modes of ingress and egress," and that he and other members inside were evacuated by armed Capitol Police.
Riots. On August 28, 1968, around 10,000 protesters gathered in Grant Park for the demonstration, intending to march to the International Amphitheatre where the convention was being held. At approximately 3:30 p.m., a young man lowered the American flag that was at the park.
1968 Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia
originally posted by: Waterglass
a reply to: marg6043
We have all kinds of factions fihghting. The weakest are the Republicans
Ronna McDaniel (nĂŠe Romney; born March 20, 1973) is an American politician and political strategist serving as chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) since 2017. A member of the Republican Party and the Romney family, she was chair of the Michigan Republican Party from 2015 to 2017.
News reports say that no fewer than 500 appointees and staff from 40 agencies, including the National Security Council and the Justice Department, have sent Mr. Biden a letter demanding that he call for a cease-fire and âde-escalationâ between Israel and Hamas: âAmericans do not want the U.S. military to be drawn into another costly and senseless war in the Middle East.â The signatories are bravely anonymous.