President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College, a historically Black institution in Atlanta, Georgia, amid significant controversy and protests. The address, held on Sunday, was marked by deep divisions among students and faculty over Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Many students and faculty members expressed their discontent by turning their backs on Biden during his speech and wearing keffiyeh scarves to show support for Palestinians. The Morehouse valedictorian, Deangelo Fletcher, called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, a statement that was met with applause from the audience and Biden himself. Despite the protests, Biden emphasized his support for peaceful nonviolent protests and acknowledged the voices of dissent. He also highlighted his administration's investment of $16 billion in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), underscoring their importance to the nation. The decision to confer an honorary doctorate on Biden was a close 50-38 vote among faculty members. Morehouse College, which counts civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni, saw silent protests during the event.
President Joe Biden on Sunday told the graduating class at Morehouse College that he heard their voices of protest over the Israel-Hamas war, and that scenes from the conflict in Gaza have been heartbreaking. https://t.co/Sh4F70VBIk
Biden tells Morehouse graduates that he hears their voices of protest over the war in Gaza https://t.co/twpYWRSel9 https://t.co/vhruef0fA8
Biden gets an honorary degree from Morehouse College https://t.co/y3OQPu6bLD
A Morehouse College graduate holds a Palestinian flag with his back turned during US President Joe Biden's commencement address in Atlanta, Georgia. https://t.co/PoIwk821yX
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Biden was met with silent protests as he delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College after some voiced opposition to his visit over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war. @SelinaWangTV was spoke to some graduates about the president's visit. https://t.co/c8HdpyzsIQ https://t.co/p8XvQsznuO
Morehouse Valedictorian Calls For Gaza Cease-Fire With Biden Behind Him https://t.co/FrRRctKzRP
President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College, receiving applause as some students turned their backs to Biden as his backing of Israel in its war with Hamas riles college graduations across the country https://t.co/Bj8z4xtGlk https://t.co/q3ItuA4Emq
Biden delivers Morehouse commencement address during a time of tumult on US college campuses https://t.co/rUGtVa2Bd5
President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College, receiving applause but also spurring some students to turn their backs to Biden as his backing of Israel in its war with Hamas riles college graduations across the country. https://t.co/vPze1QOBav
Today, President Biden delivered the Spring Commencement Address to Morehouse College's Class of 2024. https://t.co/b9U9UK9Kls
Pres. Biden was met with silent protests as he delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta, after some students and faculty members voiced strong opposition to his visit over the president's handling of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. https://t.co/fHbIBRcW0y
Pres. Biden was met with silent protests as he delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday — with a handful of graduates turning their chairs around when Biden spoke. https://t.co/mFe85Iz4j9 https://t.co/ig647e1edA
President Joe Biden on Sunday told the graduating class at Morehouse College that he heard their voices of protest over the Israel-Hamas war, and that scenes from the conflict in Gaza have been heartbreaking. https://t.co/ERlpQphYJT
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President Joe Biden on Sunday told the graduating class at Morehouse College that he heard their voices of protest over the Israel-Hamas war https://t.co/BGhBEOnuAQ
President Joe Biden's commencement address at Morehouse College saw some peaceful protests from students and faculty but no major disruptions. https://t.co/bvVzTXP7z2
Clueless Joe Biden seal claps as Morehouse College speaker calls for cease fire in Gaza while American hostages are still held by Hamas https://t.co/mzGk36VzNu
Biden receives cold shoulder from some students at Morehouse College graduation https://t.co/XfxtNgfcqy
A Morehouse College graduate with his back turned holds a Palestinian flag while US President Joe Biden speaks during a commencement ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia. https://t.co/SQBedV7cqi
Several Morehouse College students turn their backs on Biden during commencement address https://t.co/LomfsJlLQ7 https://t.co/nFypKcHpHM
Morehouse students turn their backs on Joe Biden as he panders at HBCU graduation ceremony https://t.co/HuzGMCBfA6
Biden Tells Morehouse Graduates He Hears Their Voices Of Protest Over War In Gaza https://t.co/q0QIXE6q6B
Biden claps as a speaker calls for “an immediate and a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.” https://t.co/TpBySoirAi
Biden Calls For Gaza Cease-Fire At Morehouse Commencement Speech https://t.co/Nto9FT7Otj
As President Biden takes the stage, Morehouse College graduates refrain from giving him a standing ovation, as many oppose his complicity in Israel's genocide of Palestinians and demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during their speech. https://t.co/swJRn4cHkI
Joe Biden inspires Black graduates at Morehouse College by telling them that they’re victims and America hates them. https://t.co/ofxa90Zo5F
President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically Black, male-only institution in Atlanta. https://t.co/Cjvy4QSqdr
Morehouse valedictorian calls for “immediate and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza Biden claps in response POTUS giving commencement address soon https://t.co/vupSGVmTiZ
President Joe Biden renewed his call for a temporary cease-fire in Gaza in a speech at Morehouse College’s graduation ceremony, where some participants donned Palestinian colors in protest at Israel’s military incursion https://t.co/KKmTnjn7B0
Morehouse Man here 👋 Quick thought's Biden commencement address 🧵 1/ Biden met the moment. Authentic remarks. He kept the focus on the grads, while weaving in his personal narrative and how his Administration is improving people’s lives...
President Joe Biden is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, a key opportunity for an election-year appearance before a Black audience but one that also could directly expose him to the anger that some of these and other... https://t.co/4TyYMeatP2
President Joe Biden on Sunday gave his first commencement speech this year at Morehouse College while his administration has braced for anger from students over his support for Israel. https://t.co/6UKn1bvD2a
“I support peaceful nonviolent protest," President Biden told Morehouse graduates students, some who wore keffiyeh scarves to show support for Palestinians. "Your voices should be heard, and I promise you I hear them.” https://t.co/BHARjnGMzX
President Biden is giving the commencement speech at Morehouse College on Sunday, a significant event before a Black audience, but it may expose him to criticism from students upset over his strong support for Israel in its conflict with Hamas in Gaza. https://t.co/OBaHUIyhDk
President Biden gave the commencement address at Morehouse College, an HBCU in Atlanta, Georgia, but with few disruptions from those assembled, despite calls for protests or for the speech to be canceled. https://t.co/Vp2oHefxTy
President Joe Biden is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, a key opportunity for an election-year appearance. https://t.co/jfkFgxEngM
During his commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta, President Biden delivered an urgent call for a political solution in Gaza while some students participated in silent protests. https://t.co/D2H58VZGVA
President Biden decried the “humanitarian crisis in Gaza” in his commencement address at Morehouse College, which marked his first appearance on a college campus since student protests erupted nationwide. https://t.co/jBVh6AkYNX
WATCH Meanwhile in the US: Biden, appearing confused, applauds as the speaker calls for an "immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip." https://t.co/WfcJEG05Zx
Biden tells Morehouse graduates that he hears their voices of protest over the war in Gaza https://t.co/scSquR30QW
At the Morehouse College graduation in Atlanta, where President Biden gave a commencement speech. The president was seen applauding as one student demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. https://t.co/lfACdq0ULM
ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday told the graduating class at Morehouse College that he heard their voices of protest over the Israel-Hamas war, and that scenes from the conflict in Gaza have been heartbreaking. w @dsupervilleap @BillBarrowAP: https://t.co/byvPcAa4ec
Black graduates at Morehouse college turn their backs on Joe Biden during his graduation speech If black voters start abandoning Joe in big numbers, he has no chance in November https://t.co/ICwWQmHBMN
Biden Calls For Gaza Cease-Fire At Morehouse Commencement Speech—Without Major Protests https://t.co/VtqG9CLzo3 https://t.co/NpjLxebK3o
Biden on HBCUs at Morehouse’s commencement: “I'm investing 16 billion more dollars, the most in our history, because you're vital to our nation.”
President Biden applauds as a graduate at the Morehouse College calls for an "immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip." https://t.co/5n9PLNHAcJ
BREAKING: Multiple Morehouse students turned their backs to Biden during his commencement speech. One student was quoted as saying “it’s just a way to get the black vote and the young vote, and to help his election.” https://t.co/6QDstqBJlC
President Joe Biden says he supports "peaceful nonviolent protests" during his Morehouse commencement speech as some students and faculty express pro-Palestinian messages. https://t.co/vmBDE9XFHB https://t.co/g8oyZhAH7s
Biden applauds a call for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Which means Biden supports letting Hamas get away with 10/7, letting them survive and regroup, so they can violate yet another ceasefire when they attack Israel again. Biden always gets it wrong. https://t.co/I5jELsCB6O
Biden will deliver Morehouse commencement address during a time of tumult on U.S. college campuses https://t.co/QpQzWamMLm
Absent-minded Biden applauds call for ceasefire in Gaza at Morehouse College commencement https://t.co/n7cPvhskM6 https://t.co/pu2DabByqa
WATCH: Morehouse College graduates turn their backs on Joe Biden as he speaks. https://t.co/x1itLaWmq5
Biden looks incredibly lost as he applauds a graduation speaker who is DEMANDING a permanent cease-fire on the Gaza Strip. https://t.co/qcK45kkkBp
🚨🚨SEE IT: Morehouse College graduates turn their backs on Joe Biden while he speaks. https://t.co/RlxH25wgfs
President Biden is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically Black, male-only institution in Atlanta, where some grads were showing support for Palestinians in Gaza. https://t.co/FuWoG3AhdZ
Students turn their backs on Joe Biden at Morehouse College commencement. https://t.co/QDe3nhO7KL
Morehouse College graduates turn their backs on Crooked Joe Biden https://t.co/jf9d5bVQbF
#Morehouse valedictorian, Deangelo Fletcher, calls for an “immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip” — met with applause from crowd and @POTUS behind him. https://t.co/jlckIGES8C
Biden applauds when Morehouse valedictorian calls for “immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip”
LIVE: Biden Delivers 2024 Morehouse College Commencement Address https://t.co/xdBwpXEu0F
WATCH: President Biden delivers commencement address at Morehouse College. “Education makes you free, and Morehouse education makes you fearless.” https://t.co/xYD5flGS9f
President Biden is delivering a commencement speech to the graduates of Morehouse College, a historically Black college in Georgia. Follow live updates. https://t.co/iFpZLWxCtE
Happening Now: President Biden delivers Morehouse College's 2024 Spring Commencement Address. https://t.co/Pq8mtmdx00
Tune in as I deliver Morehouse College's 2024 Spring Commencement Address. https://t.co/tY7w3LzLCh
BREAKING: The Morehouse valedictorian, Deangelo Fletcher, called for an “immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip" right in front of President Biden who will speak next. https://t.co/ZuUNSaodxi
WATCH: Joe Biden applauds when a Morehouse commencement speaker calls for an "immediate and a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip." Make no mistake: Joe Biden wants Hamas terrorists to still have a foothold in Gaza. https://t.co/cr7HJr0Gbo
#Morehouse valedictorian, Deangelo Fletcher, calls for an “immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip” — met with applause from crowd and @POTUS behind him. https://t.co/nEP7vdtG41
Morehouse College valedictorian DeAngelo Jeremiah Fletcher calls for “an immediate and permanent ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip. https://t.co/WUB0Oz07eO
Biden — confused — applauds as the speaker calls for an "immediate and a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza strip" https://t.co/3eIj63QOrO
Deep divisions and apprehension on the campus of Morehouse College have presented President Joe Biden with a delicate balancing act this weekend as he prepares to deliver the commencement address at the historically Black, all-male college. https://t.co/OdHsGNZM2g
Biden will deliver Morehouse commencement address during a time of tumult on US college campuses — Follow @dsupervilleap @mrbrownsir @BillBarrowAP for coverage today: https://t.co/hZ92xDbM4W
Biden will deliver Morehouse commencement address during a time of tumult on US college campuses https://t.co/TJe6udQOUj
President Joe Biden is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College. The White House hinted that Biden would reference the concerns of students and faculty at the male-only, historically Black college over his approach to the Israel–Hamas war. https://t.co/ERlpQphYJT
President Biden will deliver a commencement speech on Sunday to the graduates of Morehouse College. Here’s what to know as Biden prepares to speak at the historically Black college in Georgia. https://t.co/fVyXN7uiqd
LIVE: Biden speaks at Morehouse College commencement ceremony https://t.co/d6Vjdg7t6j
Watch live: Joe Biden delivers commencement address at Morehouse College graduation https://t.co/rpiIan06mV
WATCH LIVE: President Biden is set to deliver his Morehouse College commencement address https://t.co/CHHFXRsiEU https://t.co/yvjme98rEj
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President Joe Biden will be delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College today. Many students and staff are against this and plan to disrupt his speech. "Us AUC students and alumni are completely against this decision and we do not want Genocide Joe on our campus,… https://t.co/VX2N5sfyAJ
President Biden will deliver the commencement address at the historically-Black @Morehouse College today while on the campaign trail in the battleground state of Georgia. @NBCAaron has the latest for #SundayTODAY. https://t.co/yewIeZJaPK
President Joe Biden is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday. https://t.co/vPze1QOBav
Biden to deliver Morehouse commencement address as protests disrupt graduations across the country https://t.co/yQZPcgddrH
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President Joe Biden will deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday morning, his most direct engagement with college students since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. https://t.co/ud7eZKB4ij
On Thursday, roughly 50 Morehouse College faculty members voted to give Biden an honorary degree, but 38 voted against it and about a dozen abstained from the vote. https://t.co/hpRWV1KLPW
Morehouse College students are NOT happy that Biden is in town: "It's just a way to get the black vote and the young vote, and to help his election." https://t.co/8JrbAVtS8v
Since Morehouse College, which is historically Black, announced last month that Mr. Biden would deliver its commencement address, students and faculty have raised concerns. https://t.co/uTdglA1JgZ
President Joe Biden turned to Morehouse College alumni ahead of his commencement speech to the historically black college. https://t.co/0ZLrpScU1z
Joe Biden commencement speech roils Morehouse College Reporting by @AP https://t.co/R6XIizIlXb #FlaPol
On Sunday, Biden will deliver the commencement address at Atlanta’s historically Black Morehouse College, which counts civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni. https://t.co/wnJLssxMFe
President Joe Biden just landed in #Atlanta, he'll be giving a commencement speech at #Morehouse tomorrow. https://t.co/DSPk80taVY
Morehouse Might Cancel Graduation Ceremonies 'On the Spot' if This Happens During Biden's Speech https://t.co/vypA3jQ0mV
Morehouse: College divided over Biden's upcoming graduation speech https://t.co/QD9HTTyzTX
"Morehouse College faculty voted on Thursday to confer an honorary doctorate on Joe Biden . The vote to confer the honorary doctorate was a 50-38 decision, with about a dozen faculty members abstaining ahead of the planned visit." https://t.co/ajtVsZX1FB
As students at Atlanta’s HBCUs, we recognize that the struggles of the Black and Palestinian communities are interconnected. Because of this, Joe Biden’s upcoming commencement address at Morehouse College is an incredible slap in the face. https://t.co/iRsvvGKlob
Early this morning, students from Morehouse College and other schools in the Atlanta University Center Consortium were protesting outside the house of Dr. David A. Thomas. Keep in mind that President Biden is speaking at the Morehouse Commencement this Sunday. https://t.co/t0r8ztldxU
Dozens of Morehouse College staff vote against giving Biden degree https://t.co/sqtc13rmFz https://t.co/u42Mtl84VE
Morehouse Univ. president threatens to shutdown their commencement “on the spot” if anti-Biden protests get unruly https://t.co/scKDKqI2ia
Morehouse president says he will cease ceremonies if protesters shut down Biden's commencement address. https://t.co/KSrb9oL1AT
As President Joe Biden is expected to give the commencement address to Morehouse College in Atlanta, the president of the school is warning that he would not shy away from ending the graduation if protesters interrupt the president. https://t.co/ur3NK4Mn8E
President Biden is set to give the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, as his campaign tries to make inroads with a key constituency — young Black men — and repair the diverse coalition that elected him to the White House. https://t.co/w5UJ5KmVyB
Morehouse College to cancel commencement if President Joe Biden's speech is disrupted https://t.co/meEWiCqM5Z
Morehouse College’s faculty has voted in favor of conferring an honorary doctorate on President Biden during its graduation ceremony, where Biden is slated to speak. The motion passed 50-38, with roughly a dozen faculty members abstaining from the vote. https://t.co/yW3iCAoWAR
Morehouse College faculty votes to give Biden honorary doctorate in split vote https://t.co/YMwBAytlmK
Morehouse College faculty voted to award Pres. Biden an honorary degree — an act some said they would vote against in protest of the president's handling of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. https://t.co/nzSR1a3IPn
Morehouse threatens to cut Biden's commencement speech short https://t.co/hHi5ZGklmz https://t.co/AStiKzq8rg
Morehouse's president says he would halt graduation "on the spot" rather than having protesters taken away in zip ties when President Biden speaks this weekend https://t.co/KzSA7F9fAW
Morehouse's president says he would halt graduation "on the spot" rather than having protesters taken away in zip ties when Biden speaks this weekend https://t.co/QRJ75P6Y5L
Biden’s upcoming graduation speech roils Morehouse College, a center of Black politics and culture https://t.co/qhyf72mvCB
Q: "Does the president share the President of Morehouse College’s belief that the graduation ceremony should be halted if there are protests or disruptions." Top Biden advisor Steve Benjamin: "I’m gonna let Morehouse handle Morehouse…" https://t.co/ehkdbJrJsc
Reporter: Are you concerned Biden's planned Morehouse College commencement address this weekend will overshadow the ceremony — which many students have expressed concern about? Top Biden advisor Steve Benjamin: "No" https://t.co/OBPQznGaMj
Ahead of Biden's planned commencement address this weekend, the president of Morehouse College says he'd cancel the service "on the spot" if students protest Biden's pandering https://t.co/7J8jPn8dgy
"Morehouse College President David A. Thomas said that he is prepared to shut down Sunday’s commencement exercises rather than have it disrupted before a national audience and with President Joe Biden on the stage." https://t.co/IVdyzUOWNB
Biden's upcoming graduation speech roils Morehouse College, a center of Black politics and culture https://t.co/7uK99sWydg
Senior White House official visits Morehouse College ahead of President Biden's commencement speech https://t.co/0edpG6VMk5