Republicans Surprised By Number Of Arrests For Pro-Hamas Vandals

Why are they surprised? Pretty much everyone said this would happen

Top Republican demands answers after WH protests yield 0 arrests; questions ‘political sympathy’ with vandals

The top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee demanded answers from the Department of the Interior over its handling of violent protests that engulfed National Park Service property outside the White House last week.

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., whose committee has oversight over the Interior Department, also questioned in a Thursday letter whether politics played a role in how the chaos concluded with a “disturbing” lack of arrests.

The letter, obtained by Fox News Digital, recounted assaults on U.S. Park Police and a National Park Service ranger at Lafayette Park – which lies just north of the White House – as thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators amassed to protest the administration.

“I am deeply troubled with last weekend’s incidents near the White House involving pro-terror, anti-Israel agitators,” Barrasso wrote to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, saying the vandals inscribed “Long live Hamas” and other slogans on federal property.

Barrasso demanded Haaland account for the lack of arrests by describing how she is working with law enforcement to identify suspects, and he also called on the department to implement explicit measures to protect federal park rangers on-duty.

Zero arrests. People wearing Hamas headbands, calling for the death of Jews, assaulting federal employees, and vandalizing federal property. Why would Republicans think that the Biden regime would allow any to be arrested? They need the terrorist supporters to vote for Biden. They need the Islamic extremists who’ve been imported and never assimilated to vote for Biden. Certainly do not want to upset them by treating the demonstrators just like the J6 folks, right? Or even a simple arrest and prosecution.

Barrasso wrote to Haaland that her oversight of the NPS and USPP is paramount to federal land security and that the chaos that ensued in Lafayette Park is emblematic of the dangers rangers and other law enforcement face daily.

“I question whether political sympathy with the agitators influenced your department’s response to these acts of violence and vandalism. It is imperative that your department’s actions are guided by the principles of law and order, rather than political considerations,” said Barrasso.

Here’s the question: what are Republicans going to do about it? We’ve seen this for decades, where there’s a lot of smoke from them but no fire. Stop yapping and start doing something about it.

In his letter, Barrasso called for enhanced security measures at NPS properties like Lafayette Park and revisions to protocols for managing violent demonstrations.

If you’ll remember, they put up more fencing around the White House knowing there would be protests.

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