Several journalists captured demonstrators and police clashing outside the Chicago Democratic National Convention on Tuesday.
The people demonstrating were mostly part of the “Make it Great Like 68” group protesting the Biden/Harris administration’s support of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.
Journalist Kristan T. Harris documented police and activists skirmishing as the cops tried moving people away from a certain area.
Protesters clash with police in Chicago at the Make it Great like 68 Shut down the DNC for Gaza rally. #DNC #DNC2024CHICAGO #dncprotest @RealAlexJones @OwenShroyer1776 @HarrisonHSmith @infowars @RundownLive pic.twitter.com/U4vUC2C4D5
— Kristan T. Harris (@KristanTHarris) August 21, 2024
News2Share Editor-in-chief Ford Fischer filmed the group setting an American flag and Israeli flag on fire while chanting, “Fuck the pigs.”
2) The protesters set fire to a American-Israeli flag.
As they were about to set fire to an American flag, @BenBergquam attempted to confront them but was pushed away.
The flag was set ablaze as an organizer declared "the only acceptable American flag is one burned to char!" pic.twitter.com/ZCSDhLRJUe
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) August 21, 2024
#BREAKING: Live on the ground hundreds of Chicago police who are in riot gear are currently clashing with Pro Palestine protesters along with other activists things are extremely tense right now pic.twitter.com/gri4MWDYCa
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) August 21, 2024
In the evening, Harris posted footage of several people being arrested by Chicago police.
Riot Police round up/Arrest Chicago protesters at "Make it Great like 68" protest after several clashes with law enforcement. @OwenShroyer1776 @HarrisonHSmith @InfowarsJournal @infowars @RundownLive @RealAlexJones #DNC2024 #DNCConvention #dncprotest pic.twitter.com/oXCjScqqcD
— Kristan T. Harris (@KristanTHarris) August 21, 2024
Dozens arrested by riot police including reporters at "make it great like 68" Stop the DNC protest. @RundownLive @OwenShroyer1776 @infowars @InfowarsJournal @HarrisonHSmith @RealAlexJones #DNCConvention #DNC #DNC2024 pic.twitter.com/bCaA5WZpSz
— Kristan T. Harris (@KristanTHarris) August 21, 2024
Chicago — Police are beginning to make large numbers of arrests to shut down the DNC riot. pic.twitter.com/XwYwjbZptl
— Andy Ngo
(@MrAndyNgo) August 21, 2024
Inside the convention, Democrat candidate Kamala Harris told her followers wanting “more police” is an “outdated, wrong, and backward to think.”
Popular X page End Wokeness highlighted Harris’ hypocrisy.
Kamala Harris:
"It is outdated, wrong, and backward to think more police creates more safety"
Meanwhile, her convention:pic.twitter.com/vUimZ2VTxx
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) August 21, 2024
The overall chaos outside the convention is fitting for a political party determined to unleash similar disorder across the entire country.