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Biden says pro-Gaza student protesters ‘voices should be heard’ in Morehouse speech
(www.independent.co.uk)
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
President Joe Biden called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza and voiced his support for student protesters as he delivered the commencement address at one of the nation’s oldest historically Black colleges, Morehouse.
Mr Biden spent much of the address speaking about the conflict in the Middle East – while also trying to connect with Black voters ahead of the 2024 election – decrying the “humanitarian crisis” in Gaza and saying that the voices of protesters“should be heard”.
Some graduates and faculty instead told local media outlets that they opposed the college’s dean bestowing an honorary degree on the president as the fighting continues in Gaza with US support.
Speaking before Mr Biden, valedictorian DeAngelo “DJ” Fletcher urged leaders to seek “an immediate and permanent cease-fire in the Gaza Strip” and for the return of hostages held by Hamas.
Pointing to his predecessor’s allegedly criminal attempts to cling to power and the January 6 Capitol riot, he linked it directly to the anger perpetuated by white supremacists on the far right.
His evidence for this link were the racist chants endured by Capitol police officers on January 6 2021, many of whom reported and recorded video on their bodycams of rioters screaming racial slurs.
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