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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresident Biden got a "warm" reception today at Morehouse.
How the local media is describing his visit.
Cha
(298,833 posts)Think. Again.
(9,577 posts)cilla4progress
(24,883 posts)his speech was met with little enthusiasm...
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/19/1252367711/joe-biden-morehouse-college-gaza-ceasefire-democracy
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Evolve Dammit
(16,969 posts)TomSlick
(11,209 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,969 posts)dsc
(52,194 posts)cilla4progress
(24,883 posts)I tried to copy it, but it wouldn't.
Headline writers.. 🙄
Ruby Soho
(53 posts)If you look for the negative in everything, you'll miss the positive.
LiberalFighter
(51,943 posts)question everything
(47,742 posts)Before Biden took the stage for his address, Morehouse valedictorian DeAngelo Fletcher gave a rousing speech calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza strip," and was met with applause from both the crowd and Biden, who also shook Fletcher's hand. From the comfort of our homes, we watch an unprecedented number of civilians mourn the loss of men, women and children, while calling for the release of all hostages," Fletcher said.
The audience also included Morehouse alumni vocally supporting Biden during the ceremony, giving the president a standing ovation as he approached the stage, according to video taken from the event. Meanwhile, some graduates who wore keffiyeh scarves and Palestinian flags opted to turn their chairs away from Biden for the duration of his speech, according to the New York Times. Other graduates walked out of the ceremony as a sign of protest, though the Times notes that Biden's speech was largely uninterrupted. When he finished, attendees in the VIP section chanted, Four more years.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/morehouse-students-turn-backs-walk-172531126.html