{"id":2247551,"date":"2024-05-18T13:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T17:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-enlisted-the-help-of-black-alumni-when-writing-morehouse-commencement-speech\/"},"modified":"2024-05-18T13:51:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T17:51:01","slug":"biden-enlisted-the-help-of-black-alumni-when-writing-morehouse-commencement-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-enlisted-the-help-of-black-alumni-when-writing-morehouse-commencement-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden sought support from black alumni for Morehouse speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-enlisted-the-help-of-black-alumni-when-writing-morehouse-commencement-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2247551&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President\u2064 Joe Biden sought advice from\u2064 Morehouse College alumni before his commencement speech at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">historically black college<\/a>. He met with Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr., Homeland Security Secretary\u2063 Jeh Johnson, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed. The \u2062White House Office \u200bof Public Engagement also addressed student concerns about the speech, emphasizing its non-campaign nature.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> turned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3007392\/morehouse-cease-ceremonies-protesters-biden-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Morehouse College\">Morehouse College<\/a> alumni ahead of his commencement speech to the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/college\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>historically black college<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Biden had meetings with Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. of the Morehouse Board of Trustees, along with Morehouse alumni Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed before his speech Sunday per sources <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/17\/politics\/biden-morehouse-commencement-speech\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"cited\">cited<\/a> by CNN. The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached the Biden campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Already, White House Office of Public Engagement Director Steve Benjamin met with Morehouse College students last week to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3007392\/morehouse-cease-ceremonies-protesters-biden-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"discuss concerns\">discuss concerns<\/a> regarding the president\u2019s speech. Benjamin promised students at the time Biden\u2019s speech would not be campaign-related.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-washington-d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-was-warned-but-refused-any-additional-help-before-january-6th-vote-on-stolen-election\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Was Warned but Refused Any Additional Help Before January 6th Vote on Stolen Election\">president announced<\/a> he would participate in two debates against his rival, former President\u00a0Donald Trump, instead of those moderated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3007399\/youngkin-slams-biden-backing-out-debate-hbcu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Commission on Presidential Debates\">Commission on Presidential Debates<\/a>, including one at VSU on Oct. 1. It was meant to be the second of three presidential debates in a series that the commission chose, including two other debates in Texas and Utah. VSU would have been the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-redecorates-white-house-office-with-civil-rights-era-art\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Redecorates White House Office with Civil Rights Era Art\">historically black university<\/a> to host such an event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo administration has respected, elevated and invested in HBCU\u2019s like Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,\u201d campaign Black Media Director Jasmine Harris said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cJust this week the Biden-Harris administration announced $16 billion dollars in funding for HBCUs, further demonstrating their commitment to these distinguished institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/biden-trump-black-men-support-election-2024-poll-a7d9da22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> poll<\/a> from last month found 30% of\u00a0black\u00a0voters were planning to probably or definitely vote for Trump over incumbent President Joe Biden. This is a massive swing from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2021\/06\/30\/behind-bidens-2020-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 election<\/a>, where Biden swept 92% of the\u00a0black\u00a0vote.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-support-for-democrats-is-slipping\/\" title=\"Black Support for Democrats Is Slipping\">black\u00a0voters\u00a0made<\/a> up 13.5% of all eligible\u00a0voters. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2024\/01\/10\/key-facts-about-black-eligible-voters-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According<\/a> to the Pew Research Center, they are expected to make up 14% in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden consulted with Morehouse College alumni, including Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. from the Board of Trustees, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, before delivering his commencement speech at the historic black college on Sunday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2247552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP22284859298826.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2247551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP22284859298826.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2247551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2247552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2247551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2247551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2247551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}