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Harris’s Book Tour Opens in New York With Gaza Protests and Viral Rebuttal

The viral moments sharpen questions about her stance on Gaza within a divided Democratic base.

Overview

  • At Manhattan’s Town Hall, pro-Palestinian protesters repeatedly interrupted the first stop of Kamala Harris’s tour for her memoir, 107 Days.
  • Security escorted out at least three protesters as the nearly 1,500-person audience booed and chanted over the disruptions.
  • Harris told hecklers, “I’m not president right now, there’s nothing I can do,” a line captured in a Washington Post video shared by reporter Sabrina Rodríguez that drew about one million views.
  • She said she raised humanitarian concerns about Gaza in private White House meetings as vice president but stressed she did not have decision-making authority.
  • Harris criticized President Donald Trump for giving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “blank check,” while demonstrations outside the venue and growing Democratic critiques of her book’s tone added to the fallout.