Secretary of State Antony Blinken's last scheduled briefing turned tense Thursday when two journalists criticized his role in the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in their removal by staff, The Hill reported.
The disruption began when Max Blumenthal, editor of the Grayzone blog, cut into Blinken's remarks with accusations linking the secretary's family ties to alleged Israeli influence.
"Your father-in-law was an Israel lobbyist. Your grandfather was an Israel lobbyist," Blumenthal said.
"Are you compromised by Israel? Why did you allow the Holocaust of our time to happen?How does it feel to have your legacy be genocide?"
Blumenthal also questioned why the United States continued providing munitions to Israel.
"Why did you keep the bombs flowing when we had a deal in May? We all knew we had a deal."
"Everyone in this room knows we had a deal, Tony, and you kept the bombs flowing," he said.
Moments later, independent reporter Sam Husseini shouted, "Criminal! You belong in The Hague."
Staff escorted both journalists out as Blinken paused his remarks, urging those present to "respect the process."