Former CIA director and defense secretary Leon Panetta’s speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Wednesday night was interrupted by chants of “No more war!”
According to news reports, as Panetta dug into Hillary Clinton rival Donald Trump, delegates from Oregon, California, and Washington state broke into cries of “No more war!” and “Lies!”
ABC News reported: “Other groups around the arena began chanting ‘Hillary!’ More chants of ‘Love Not War!’ and ‘No More Drones!’ broke out before being swallowed by ‘USA!’ from most of the arena.”
The Hill noted that “Panetta appeared rattled by the interruptions and unsure how to proceed. As Panetta continued to speak, the lights were dimmed over the sections of Sanders supporters, an apparent effort to silence them.”
Alex Shephard wrote at the New Republic:
ThinkProgress spoke with some of the protesters, who “said they targeted Panetta because of his position as the former leader of the military.”
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