Antony Blinken Last Press Conference: The last days of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s tenure were not good days. Especially the last 48 hours were very difficult for Blinken. Blinken is facing criticism for his controversial decisions taken during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Actually, Antony Blinken was addressing his last press conference as America’s Foreign Minister, which became a nightmare for him. The kind of farewell he had expected was far away from him. Because he faced severe criticism from two journalists covering the Gaza war.
Two journalists criticized Blinken in the press conference
The press conference was disrupted when Sam Husseini, an independent journalist, questioned US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as he defended the decisions and policies of Joe Biden’s administration during the 15-month war in Gaza. Husseini asked emphatically, “Everyone from Amnesty International to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is saying that Israel is carrying out genocide and eradication in Gaza and you are asking me to respect the process?” After some time, after the altercation with the Foreign Minister, Sam tried to sit quietly. During this, the security personnel came to the journalist’s desk and started lifting him forcefully.
Reporter @samhusseini was just physically dragged from Blinken’s briefing. “Why aren’t you at The Hague?” he asked. pic.twitter.com/Nvs10aFjgh
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) January 16, 2025
My final words for Tony Blinken, Secretary of Genocide, and his smirking press secretary, Matt Miller pic.twitter.com/DuLnepSwDl
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) January 16, 2025
‘Is this called freedom of the press?’
While being forcefully picked up by the security personnel, the journalist repeatedly asked not to touch me. When the security personnel lifted the journalist by his feet, the journalist said, “I am just asking questions and you are harming me. Is this what you call freedom of the press?” The people present on this occasion were surprised to see this scene. At the same time, some people were recording videos on their phones during this time.
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“You will forever be known as Bloody Blinken, secretary of genocide.”
“We will never forget” – Yells a lady who is definitely not an dead Arab. pic.twitter.com/yrCg9C9Obd
— Dr Tariq Tramboo (@tariqtramboo) January 14, 2025
Before being thrown out of the room, the journalist also called the Foreign Minister a criminal and pointed to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which had convicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of ‘war crimes’ in November last year. During this time there was an uncomfortable silence in the press conference room. But, just as Blinken was about to move on to the next question, another journalist, Max Blumenthal, news editor of Grayzone, opened up against him.
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