Benjamin repeatedly interrupted a major speech by U.S. President Barack Obama regarding United States policy in the War on Terror at the National Defense University on May 23 , 2013 . After Benjamin was removed for her actions , Mr. Obama then went off script . " The voice of that woman is worth paying attention to , " he said . " Obviously I do not agree with much of what she said . And obviously she was n't listening to me and much of what I said . But these are tough issues . And the suggestion that we can gloss over them is wrong . " " If he had indeed made significant policy changes , I was n't going to say anything , " Benjamin told '' The Daily Beast '' afterward . " I would have preferred that option , but given that he did n't make those kind of changes I was looking for , I was glad to be given the opportunity to speak out . " On July 21 , 2016 , Benjamin disrupted Donald Trump 's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention with a sign that read " Build bridges not walls "
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