A top Republican senator called for the Interior Department to answer for the lack of arrest and accountability for the pro-Palestinian violence that erupted near the White House.
The top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee demanded answers from the Department of the Interior over its handling of violent protests that engulfed National Park Service property outside the White House last week. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., whose committee has oversight over the Interior Department, also questioned in a Thursday letter whether politics played a role in how the chaos concluded with a 'disturbing' lack of arrests.
Some Republicans have criticized the Biden administration writ-large for appearing to waffle at times on support for Israel, purportedly to shore up electoral support in places like Michigan. The thousands of protesters, however, were angry at the administration for what they saw as just the opposite – not enough support for the Palestinian faction in the conflict.
Another Republican, Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, reacted to the protests by introducing the Saving Treasured Artifacts Through Uniform Enforcement Act, which would establish mandatory minimum sentences for such vandalism.
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