Climate Change Protesters Disrupt Indo-Pacific Trade Event, Commerce Secretary’s Speech

Protesters interrupted Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Sadek Wahba, Chair of the WISC Steering Committee, Wilson Center Global Advisory Council Member, and I Squared Capital Chairman and Managing Partner, during a live conference about the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework at the Wilson Center in Washington on July 25, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Climate change protesters interrupted an event featuring Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, with security escorting the administration official out of the room and temporarily stopping discussions.

At the beginning of Ms. Raimondo’s presentation on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) at the Wilson Center on July 25, three demonstrators walked to the stage, repeatedly shouting: “End fossil fuels, Gina! End fossil fuels!”