Who threw his shoes at President Bush during a news conference on 14 December 2008?
Bush shoeing incident Bush shoeing incident On December 14, 2008, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw both of his shoes at United States President George W. Bush during an Iraqi press conference. Bush ducked, avoiding being hit by either of the shoes. The second shoe hit the US flag, and Al-Zaidi was subsequently grabbed, kicked, and hurried out of the room by guards. Effigies of many United States Presidents had long appeared with shoes on them all over the Middle East, but it was not until this event that shoeing had received widespread notability. Since then, there have been many other shoeing incidents on
Bush shoeing incident palace in Baghdad, Iraq. Bush was scheduled to leave office roughly five weeks later, following the inauguration of his successor Barack Obama. "This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog," he yelled in Arabic as he threw his first shoe. "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq," he shouted as he threw his second shoe. President Bush ducked twice to avoid being hit by the shoes, and Prime Minister Maliki attempted to catch one of the shoes to protect him. Al-Zaidi was pulled to the floor by another journalist, before being