Pelosi says ‘Israel has a right to defend itself’ after protesters interrupt live interview with Stephen Colbert
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was interrupted twice by pro-Palestinian protesters during a live interview on CBS' “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in Chicago on Tuesday night.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was interrupted twice by pro-Palestinian protesters during a live interview on CBS' “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in Chicago on Tuesday night.
Several minutes into the interview, which took place on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, a protester against the war in Gaza audibly shouted after Pelosi said Democrats are going to elect Vice President Kamala Harris.
Colbert told viewers that there was a protest happening in the audience, and the show cut to a commercial break.
“There’s a protest going on right now,” he said. “We’re going to go to commercial break but the subject is on Israel and Palestine and if you’ll have a seat, we have to go to the commercial break, but when we come back I’ll ask the next question I had on that subject, if you will listen.”
After the commercial break, Pelosi spoke about news of Israel accepting the terms of a new cease-fire proposal by the U.S., saying she hopes that Hamas will also accept it.
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