How did violent anti-Israel, pro-Hamas rioters get away with destroying government property, burning American flags and an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and raising a Palestinian flag in place of Old Glory on July 24?
Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ariz., asked that at the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, “Desecrating Old Glory: Investigating How the Pro-Hamas Protests Turned National Park Service Land Into a Violent Disgrace,” on Tuesday.
“D.C. is no stranger to protest and free speech demonstrations, but in this case, something went horribly wrong,” Westerman said.
On July 24, protesters swarmed Union Station in Washington, D.C., and tore down the three American flags that stood tall outside the transit hub and replaced them with Palestinian flags.
The rally and march was…