Pro-Palestinian Protest Nearly Breaches White House Gate in Clash With Riot Police

Published on January 14, 2024

A pro-Palestinian protest in the nation’s capital led to clashes between protesters and riot police, during which an exterior gate of the White House was nearly breached. Police and federal agents reportedly waited on the nearside of the White House in anticipation of a breach, as protesters crashed towards the reinforced gate amid attempts by some rioters to scale it. “During the demonstration near the White House complex Jan. 13, a portion of the anti-scale fencing that was erected for the event sustained temporary damage,” the U.S. Secret Service told Fox News in a statement, adding that “the issues were promptly repaired on site by U.S. Secret Service support teams.”...