A Delaware state Representative interrupted Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech during a Christmas party to demand a ceasefire in Gaza, according to video obtained by Jewish Voice for Peace.
“Madame Vice President, I’m the state rep from Delaware,” Democratic Delaware State Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton shouted from the crowd while Harris spoke from a podium.
“Did you know that in Bethlehem they’re not celebrating Christmas?” she shouted as she held up a large black sign reading “Ceasefire Now.”
“Did you know that in Bethlehem baby Jesus is under rubble? Why won’t you call for a ceasefire?”
“Everybody has a right to be heard, and so I appreciate you wanting to be heard but right now I’m speaking,” Harris replied. Wilson-Anton then appeared to be escorted out of the event.
Tonight: Delaware State Representative @MadinahForDE just disrupted Vice President Kamala Harris’s holiday party to demand a #CeasefireNOW.
Israeli bombardment and siege have killed over 20,000 Palestinians in just two months. All with the support of the Biden administration. pic.twitter.com/0a5W0fC8y6
— Jewish Voice for Peace (@jvplive) December 12, 2023
Rep. Wilson-Anton also tweeted out video of the incident with the caption “Christmas is cancelled in Bethlehem.” (RELATED: ‘Completely Unwarranted’: Dem Rep Says Pro-Ceasefire Activists Vandalized Home)
Wilson-Anton, the first practicing Muslim to be elected to Delaware’s General Assembly, is a self-described progressive who won her seat in Delaware’s 26th district in 2020, according to her government biography.
The Daily Caller reached out to Rep. Wilson-Anton’s office for comment but did not hear back at time of publication.