‘Appalling’ Video Shows Protesters Cheer American Troops Returning Home From Iran War ‘In Caskets’
Shocking video from a radical protest against the war on Iran in Philadelphia shows participants explicitly supporting Islamic terrorist groups and calling for “cheers” every time a U.S. service member returns home “in a coffin.”
Protesters at the “Hands Off Iran” demonstrations in Philadelphia carried signs condemning the war and attacking Israel, President Donald Trump and even Democratic Sen. John Fetterman. In a video that went viral on Thursday, a speaker explicitly praised the terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah and argued for a “strong Iranian state” to maintain their “fighting capability” against Israel. (RELATED: Trump sets conditions for ending Iran war)
In the clip filmed by Philadelphia-based conservative activist Frankie Scales, the masked speaker sparked loud cheers by declaring they were celebrating the deaths of Americans and calling for the United States to be brought “to its knees.”
At the time of publication, seven U.S. service members were killed or died from injuries inflicted by hostile action during Operation Epic Fury, while six others were killed in the crash of an Air Force refueling plane in support of the operation.
“Until we have done everything in our power to bring the United States to its knees, let us not lose sight of the enemy,” the speaker said. “For every American military base that collapses and for every American soldier who returns home in a coffin, we applaud. Hamas, Hezbollah, Ansar Allah, all the resistance forces that we celebrate, these popular forces on the ground spend every moment of their day in direct confrontation with Zionism, and they rely on a strong Iranian state to maintain their fighting capacity.”
“Do you hate America?” ” the videographer then asked the speaker, eliciting an angry response: “May a Hamas rocket blow up your family’s home.
Senator Fetterman joined thousands of people who responded to the video on Thursday, denouncing the incident and lambasting his Democratic colleagues for failing to condemn the “appalling” anti-American rhetoric.
Here in Philadelphia.
Truly terrible.
These assholes are singing about the death of our soldiers.
Where is the outrage and condemnation from Democrats? https://t.co/BZ9oH0ryk1
– US Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) March 26, 2026
“Here in Philadelphia. Truly terrible. These assholes are chanting about the death of our military,” Fetterman said. “Where is the outrage and condemnation from Democrats?
President Donald Trump announced that US and Israeli forces launched strikes against Iran on February 28 after negotiations over Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs failed. Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East envoy, said in a March 2 interview with Fox News that Iranian negotiators had said the theocratic regime would continue to enrich uranium and claimed it already had enough material for nearly a dozen “dirty” weapons.
In a March 14 statement, Hamas criticized the barrage of missile and drone attacks that Iran has launched against Arab states in the Middle East.
“While the movement affirms the right of the Islamic Republic of Iran to respond to this aggression by all available means in accordance with international norms and laws, it calls on its Iranian brothers not to target neighboring countries,” the terrorist group said.
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