Journalist protesting Blinken forcibly removed from room during news conference

WASHINGTON DC, US - JAN. 16, 2025: Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced protests Thursday (Jan. 16) from two reporters on the genocide in the Gaza Strip during a news conference at the State Department. American journalist Max Blumenthal interrupted Blinken’s remarks at the beginning of the briefing and said 300 reporters in Gaza were targeted by US bombs. "Why did you keep the bombs flowing when we had a deal in May, we all knew we had a deal. Everyone in this room knows we had a deal, Tony, and you kept the bombs flowing.Why did you sacrifice the rules-based order on the mantle of your commitment to Zionism," shouted Blumenthal. "Why did you allow my friends to be massacred? Why did you allow my friend’s homes in Gaza to be destroyed when we had a deal in May. You just helped destroy our religion, Judaism, by associating it with fascism. You wave the white flag before you wave the white flag before Israeli fascists. Your father-in-law was an Israel lobbyist. Your grandfather was an Israel lobbyist. Are you compromised by Israel? Why did you allow the Holocaust of our time to happen? How does it feel to have your legacy be genocide? How does it feel to have your legacy be genocide? You too, Matt, you smirk through the whole thing every day. Smirk through genocide," he said. The Matt he was referring to is Matthew Miller, a spokesperson for the agency. Another reporter, Sam Husseini also protested Blinken, and was forcibly removed from the briefing room after interrupting Blinken’s final news conference. (Footage by Rabia Iclal Turan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)