{"id":2247958,"date":"2024-05-19T12:12:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T16:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-receives-cold-shoulder-from-some-students-at-morehouse-college-graduation\/"},"modified":"2024-05-19T12:13:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T16:13:41","slug":"biden-receives-cold-shoulder-from-some-students-at-morehouse-college-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-receives-cold-shoulder-from-some-students-at-morehouse-college-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Faces Cold Reception at Morehouse College Graduation"},"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\">16<\/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-receives-cold-shoulder-from-some-students-at-morehouse-college-graduation%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=2247958&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 Joe Biden addressed anti-Israel protests\u200b at Morehouse College&#8217;s commencement, facing protests during his speech. Tensions over the Israel-Hamas\u2064 conflict\u2064 surged on campuses like\u200c Columbia University and UCLA. Biden expressed support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">peaceful protests<\/a>, acknowledging students&#8217;\u200d voices at the graduation \u200dceremony. The situation\u2064 highlighted\u2062 the complex dynamics of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-might-mandate-teachers-to-embrace-progressive-viewpoints\/\" title=\"Illinois Might Mandate Teachers To \u2018Embrace\u2019 Progressive Viewpoints\">student activism<\/a> and political \u200ddiscourse.  <\/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=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> acknowledged anti-Israel student protests while speaking at the Morehouse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/college\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"College\">College<\/a> commencement \u2014 but he also faced some protests of his own during the speech.<\/p>\n<p>The war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Gaza\">Gaza<\/a> between Israel and Hamas has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-ways-to-save-the-modern-awards-show\/\" title=\"10 Ways To Save The Modern Awards Show\">hot-button issue<\/a> on various college campuses, with protests reaching a fever pitch at the end of last month. Biden has denounced the violent protests seen at Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles, but did take time to say he hears protesters while speaking at the Morehouse College graduation ceremony on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to say this very clearly. I support peaceful nonviolent protest. Your voices should be heard. I promise you, I hear them,\u201d Biden said. <\/p>\n<p>Biden went into discussing the war in Gaza, emphasizing his belief that there should be an immediate ceasefire alongside the release of the hostages still being held by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a>. Prior to Biden speaking, the student speaker for the ceremony also called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019ve called for an immediate ceasefire \u2014 an immediate ceasefire. Stop the fighting, bring the hostages home,\u201d Biden said, while also pushing for a \u201clasting, durable peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the president was addressing graduates at the historically black college, several turned their backs on Biden in an apparent silent protest against him. Another student held up a Palestinian flag during the president\u2019s remarks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/morehouse-college-graduation-biden-05-19-24\/h_4b1ce6cea14d6602bb66c0b1bbe7e24c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to CNN.\">according to CNN.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Morehouse College graduates turn their backs on Crooked Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jf9d5bVQbF\">pic.twitter.com\/jf9d5bVQbF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1792203405017985479?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\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>Despite concerns over disruptions during the event, Biden was able to deliver his remarks without any audible protest.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s administration has been more at odds with Israel in recent months with its handling of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>war<\/a>, with the president drawing a red line over the Israel Defense Force\u2019s proposed major operation in Rafah \u2014 the final Hamas stronghold.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During his speech at Morehouse College&#8217;s commencement, President Joe Biden addressed anti-Israel protests, which sparked further demonstrations. Tensions surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict intensified on college campuses, including Morehouse, with protests escalating as his speech concluded<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2247960,"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\/AP24140511909935.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2247958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24140511909935.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247958","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2247958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2247960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2247958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2247958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2247958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}