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May 20, 2024

Biden Is Met with Protest as He Delivers Morehouse Graduation Speech
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On Sunday, President Biden addressed the graduating class of Morehouse
College, the prestigious Black college in Atlanta whose alum include
Martin Luther King Jr. Some students turned their backs on the president
to protest his Gaza policies. Morehouse valedictorian De Angelo
Fletcher, who had a Palestinian flag affixed to his graduation cap,
called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

De Angelo Fletcher: "It is my stance as a Morehouse man - nay, as a
human being - to call for an immediate and a permanent ceasefire in the
Gaza Strip."

President Biden was seen on video applauding De Angelo Fletcher's call
for a permanent ceasefire. During his speech, Biden also called for an
immediate ceasefire. Biden's speech came just days after his
administration notified Congress of its plans to send another $1 billion
in arms to Israel, including tank ammunition, mortars and tactical
vehicles.

Later on Sunday, protesters gathered in Detroit, where President Biden
addressed an NAACP dinner.

We will speak to two Morehouse professors later in the program. One
turned her back on Biden, and another held up a flag of the Democratic
Republic of Congo behind the president.


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