Police, VDOT clear pro-Palestinian encampment near Blinkens home NBC4 Washington [Video]

Early Friday morning, Virginia State Police and Virginia Department of Transportation workers cleared out pro-Palestinian protesters who had been camping out for months outside Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s home. 

Removing the encampment led to Chain Bridge Road being closed for several hours. 

Only two demonstrators were there at the time of the removal. Matthew Waterman, one of the protesters, told News4 he was rousted out of the tent where he had been sleeping. 

“I hear outside of the tent Virginia State troopers announcing themselves and telling us to leave. So I rushed to get my things together and I came out of my tent taking video. Cop cars as far as I can see,” he said. 

Friday marked six months since the encampment first started. In May, there was an electric sign alerting motorists of people being on the sides of the street. 

Early this week, VDOT declared the …