‘Free the J6 Hostages, NOW!’: Trump slams White House after ‘anti-Israel’ protestors gathered in the nation’s Capitol

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President Donald Trump slammed the White House this Monday on Truth Social for not “arresting” anti-Israel protestors who had been “violently demonstrating” in Washington, D.C., over the weekend.

Trump took to social media, calling out both the White House and mainstream media over the anti-Israel protest outside of the White House that occurred on Saturday night.

The 45th president stated that although the protestors were “violently demonstrating,” “no arrests” were made by authorities. 

“So interesting to watch anti-Israel protesters violently demonstrating at the White House, getting close to tearing down the fences that protect the President, and NOTHING is even mentioned about it in the LameStream Media, which is merely a subsidiary of the Democrat Party. No arrests, no nothing. Free the J6 Hostages, NOW!!!” Trump stated. 

Video footage of a large crowd of anti-Israel protestors had gathered outside the White House Saturday night, nearly ripping down a reinforced fence protecting the area, according to the New York Post.

Protestors could be seen throwing over water bottles and broken sticks off of Palestinian flags as some shouted “f–k Joe Biden” slogans, the outlet reported. 

Protestors had allegedly shaken the fence so hard that a section had become partially dislodged, forcing Secret Service police to push back the group from entering the area, the NY Post reported. Due to the aggressive demonstrations, Secret Service eventually evacuated non-essential personnel as a precaution, according to the outlet. 

Following the events, authorities stated that the anti-scale fencing had sustained some “temporary damage,” noting that the White House fence and adjacent buildings were left untouched, according to the NY Post. However, even with escalated tensions during the night, no arrests had been made, the outlet reported.

Anti-Israel protesting in the United States has been an increasingly common occurrence since Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. In November 2023, thousands of protestors had gathered outside of the White House, attempting to climb the protective fencing and spraying graffiti on nearby buildings, according to the Daily Mail.