Pro-Palestinian Rioters Nearly Breach White House Gate in Clash With Police

Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said that any kind of lawless behavior during protests would not be tolerated.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in front of the White House during the "March on Washington for Gaza" in Washington on Jan. 13, 2024. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

A pro-Palestinian protest in the nation’s capital on Jan. 13 led to clashes between protesters and riot police, during which an exterior gate of the White House was nearly breached.

Police and federal agents reportedly waited near the White House in anticipation as protesters crashed toward the reinforced gate amid attempts by some rioters to scale it.