Protester and independent journalist Sam Husseini is removed from Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s press conference at the State Department building in Washington, DC, on Thursday, January 16, 2025, after repeatedly interrupting Blinken.
Blinken's final press conference interrupted by protesters

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s final press conference at the State Department was interrupted by two protesters, who were escorted out of the briefing room after protesting against the US sending weapons to Israel.

01:20 - Source: CNN
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Protester and independent journalist Sam Husseini is removed from Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s press conference at the State Department building in Washington, DC, on Thursday, January 16, 2025, after repeatedly interrupting Blinken.
Blinken's final press conference interrupted by protesters
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