{"id":2248110,"date":"2024-05-19T16:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T20:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morehouse-grads-turn-their-backs-on-biden-walk-out-of-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2024-05-19T16:45:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T20:45:21","slug":"morehouse-grads-turn-their-backs-on-biden-walk-out-of-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morehouse-grads-turn-their-backs-on-biden-walk-out-of-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Morehouse graduates walk out on Biden at ceremony"},"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%2Fmorehouse-grads-turn-their-backs-on-biden-walk-out-of-ceremony%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=2248110&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>Some \u2064Morehouse College graduates turned their\u200b backs on President Biden during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-high-school-students-in-oregon-offered-black-student-graduation-ceremony-this-spring\/\" title=\"Black High School Students In Oregon Offered \u2018Black Student Graduation Ceremony\u2019 This Spring\">commencement ceremony<\/a>, with some displaying Palestinian solidarity in response \u200bto the \u2063Israel-Hamas conflict.\u200b Valedictorian DeAngelo Jeremiah Fletcher called for \u200ba\u200c ceasefire in\u200d Gaza, prompting mixed\u2064 reactions from Biden,\u200c who later\u200d addressed the humanitarian crisis and emphasized peaceful protests. During the Morehouse College commencement ceremony, several graduates turned their backs on President\u200d Biden. Some showed \u2062solidarity with Palestine\u2064 amid \u2063the Israel-Hamas conflict. Valedictorian DeAngelo Jeremiah Fletcher urged a Gaza ceasefire, eliciting\u2062 varied responses from Biden, who later focused on the crisis\u200c and advocated for peaceful protests.  <\/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<p>Some of the students who on Sunday attended the graduation ceremony at Morehouse College, one of the country\u2019s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), turned their back on President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> as he delivered a commencement address.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-morehouse-commencement-israel-gaza-protests-naacp-e42d08d7431bf9218afa90177efa3f60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that at least seven graduates and a faculty member sat with their backs turned as Biden spoke. A group of students even walked out as Biden received an honorary degree, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/05\/19\/us\/biden-morehouse-speech\/07225281-64ea-5abc-8309-06a5c312f67c?smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>At least some of the graduates at the Georgia school appeared to be demonstrating in response to the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip as some of them were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/05\/19\/us\/biden-morehouse-speech\/d9abb56b-4728-5c1c-8fa9-87a0b4f8781a?smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seen wearing<\/a> a Palestinian flag or keffiyeh scarves around their shoulders or necks.<\/p>\n<p>Valedictorian DeAngelo Jeremiah Fletcher, who spoke before Biden, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1792197279799038052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> that it was his \u201cstance as a Morehouse man \u2014 nay, as a human being \u2014 to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden \u2014 confused \u2014 applauds as the speaker calls for an &#8220;immediate and a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza strip&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3eIj63QOrO\">pic.twitter.com\/3eIj63QOrO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1792197279799038052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden, who clapped in response to Fletcher\u2019s statement about Gaza, later <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MSNBC\/status\/1792206677598445975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">used his address<\/a> to intermix statements about the Israel-Hamas conflict with declarations about how he added black people to his administration and the courts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI support peaceful, non-violent protest. Your voices should be heard. And I promise you, I hear them,\u201d Biden said, adding soon after, \u201cIt\u2019s a humanitarian crisis in Gaza. That\u2019s why I<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-no-need-for-trump-to-still-receive-intelligence-briefings\/\" title=\"Biden: \u2018No Need\u2019 For Trump To Still Receive Intelligence Briefings\">\u2019ve called<\/a> for an immediate ceasefire, to stop the fighting. Bring the hostages home.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Biden: \u201cI support peaceful, non-violent protest. Your voices should be heard. And I promise you, I hear them\u2026. It&#8217;s a humanitarian crisis in Gaza. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;ve called for an immediate ceasefire, to stop the fighting. Bring the hostages home.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3FKUikYE1E\">pic.twitter.com\/3FKUikYE1E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MSNBC (@MSNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSNBC\/status\/1792206677598445975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Leading up to the ceremony on Sunday, faculty members at Morehouse College <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/historically-black-college-frets-biden-speech-as-campus-tensions-rise-over-israel-hamas-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expressed concerns<\/a> about \u201crumors\u201d they were hearing about Biden\u2019s commencement address as student protests over the Israel-Hamas war took place on university campuses across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Kendrick Brown, the provost and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-deputy-defense-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense Secretary\">senior vice president<\/a> for academic affairs at Morehouse, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/historically-black-college-frets-biden-speech-as-campus-tensions-rise-over-israel-hamas-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told staff<\/a> in an email the college was extending \u201can opportunity for faculty with different perspectives on the selection of our Commencement speaker to ask questions and make comments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that students would also be able to \u201cengage\u201d with college President David Thomas while declaring, \u201cPlease know going into this conversation that the College does not plan to rescind its accepted invitation to President Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Polling in recent months indicates that more black voters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-bleeding-support-from-black-men-in-crucial-swing-states-wsj-poll-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">particularly among black men<\/a>, are ditching Biden and said they plan to support former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election across several battleground states \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-bleeding-support-from-black-men-in-crucial-swing-states-wsj-poll-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including Georgia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Morehouse College&#8217;s graduation, students at the HBCU turned their backs on President Biden during his speech. 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