A mob of pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets near a star-studded fundraiser for President Biden in Los Angeles, demanding that the United States cut aid to its closest ally in the region and chanting: “When it comes November, we will remember.”
Friday’s fundraiser was held at the stately home of former U.S. ambassador to Spain James Costos and designer Michael Smith, whose guests were a who’s who of the state’s powerful Democrats, including Steven Spielberg, the governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.
At nearby Holmby Park, where an estimated 1,200 to 1,500 protesters chanted and booed, parroting Hamas propaganda that Israel was committing “genocide” against the Palestinians and denouncing the Israel Defense Forces and the Palestinian Police Department. Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Some carried giant portraits of Biden with devil horns and signs reading “End all US aid to Israel,” “America, don’t let your taxes fund the killing of babies.”
President Biden was in Los Angeles for the fundraiser. AP
Police eventually declared the event an illegal assembly and expelled protesters from the park.
Some police officers later reported that the unruly crowd had beaten them with eggs and bottled water.
No arrests were reported.
Biden addressed his wealthy audience for just 11 minutes.
Protesters accused Israel of committing “genocide” against the Palestinians. ABC7
He did not talk about Gaza and instead talked about his possible imminent rematch with former President Trump.
“I think literally the future of American democracy is at stake,” Biden said, CBSNews reported. “The biggest threat Trump poses is to our democracy, because if we lose it, we lose everything. We will be one of those generations that will be able to say: ‘We saved democracy.’”
A second fundraiser for Biden is planned in Los Angeles on Saturday night and he is expected to return to Washington, DC, on Sunday.
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