Nancy Pelosi once again faced boos from anti-Israel protesters at an event where she was presented with the “Distinguished Citizen of the Year” award in her hometown of San Francisco.
Pelosi, former speaker of the House and still a powerful Democratic congresswoman, received the award from the Harvard Club of San Francisco on the occasion of its 150th anniversary.
The club credited the representative, who still serves San Francisco in the House, for her “37-year career of outstanding leadership.”
However, while accepting the award, a protester began yelling at Pelosi in a rant captured on video.
“Congratulations, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi,” he shouts. ‘What’s the point of getting a scholarship if we use Harvard’s money to retaliate, suppress, and repress our own students?’
Nancy Pelosi once again faced boos from anti-Israel protesters at an event where she was presented with the “Distinguished Citizen of the Year” award in her hometown of San Francisco.
He then asked: “What good are you as a distinguished citizen when you are aiding and abetting this ongoing war and genocide in Palestine?”
The unidentified woman was quickly escorted out of the event by security, but not before she went on a few more rants.
Shame on everyone here! What a shame! How dare you do this? Where our own students are being attacked by your administration!’
Pelosi responded by saying that “we respect your right to express your opinion.”
However, he continued with a joke and added: “Welcome everyone to San Francisco” to laughter from the audience.
Harvard’s Palestinian Solidarity Committee said they were also calling for the university to disassociate itself from what they call “the illegal occupation of Palestine.”
This is not the first time Pelosi has publicly confronted protesters over her stances on Israel’s war against Hamas.
In April, her speech to the Oxford Union in the United Kingdom was interrupted by a pair of pro-Palestinian protesters, days after she said such protests have a “Russian tinge.”
While accepting an award, a protester began yelling at Pelosi in a rant captured on video.
Pelosi responded by saying that “we respect your right to express your opinion.” However, he continued with a joke and added: “Welcome everyone to San Francisco” to laughter from the audience.
The California Democrat was giving a speech to the debating society in Oxford as protesters walked right in front of her podium, silently holding Palestinian flags, until they were escorted out by security.
Outside the building, about 250 protesters chanted “free Palestine” and “end genocide.”
The group was led by Youth Demand, which issued a statement calling Pelosi a “warmonger.”
The exporter and long-time Democratic leader made a donation as part of the Benazir Bhutto Memorial.
Bhutto was the first woman to serve as prime minister of a Muslim nation when she was chosen to lead Pakistan in the late 1980s and mid-1990s.
She was killed in 2007 when a gunman opened fire and detonated a suicide bomb during a political rally.
At the time, Pelosi cast doubt on some of the motivations of the anti-Israel protesters.
“It’s in Putin’s best interest for ‘What’s His Name’ to win, and so I see some encouragement from the Russians,” said Pelosi, who typically avoids naming Donald Trump.
This is not the first time Pelosi has publicly confronted protesters over her stances on Israel’s war against Hamas. In April, her speech to the Oxford Union in the United Kingdom was interrupted by a pair of pro-Palestinian protesters, days after she said such protests have a “Russian tinge.”
The California Democrat was giving a speech to the debating society in Oxford as protesters walked right in front of her podium, silently holding Palestinian flags, until they were escorted out by security.
He defended President Biden’s response to the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas.
‘(Biden) is now calling for a ceasefire. The one who is resisting the ceasefire at this moment is Hamas,” Pelosi said.
He complained that protesters had shown up in front of his house “at 3 in the morning” with signs that said “Genocide Joe.”
“I trust the sincerity of many of the protesters,” Pelosi continued. ‘It’s organic, it’s spontaneous, it’s real. But I think some of it has a Russian tinge to it.
Pelosi has previously called for an FBI investigation into pro-Palestinian protesters and has claimed they have financial backing from Russia.