American President Joe Biden’s speech at a church in South Carolina was interrupted by chants of “Ceasefire Now” by supporters of the Palestinian cause. The president was there as part of the presidential campaign to woo black voters. This is the same church where a white supremacist shot nine black people in 2015.
'Ceasefire now!'⁰
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 9, 2024
US President Joe Biden’s speech at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, was interrupted by pro-Palestine protesters demanding a ceasefire in Israel's war on Palestine's Gaza pic.twitter.com/XE8oPGHBUN
As he was talking about the horrific incident, one protestor got up and said, “If you really care about the lives lost here, then you should honour lives lost and call for a ceasefire in Palestine.” She was then joined by others saying, “Ceasefire Now”. One of them was seen shouting “Blood on your hands” to Biden.
The President was seen calming the charged crowd by raising a hand and saying, “That’s alright”. As security personnel removed the protesters from the church, he said: “I understand their passion, and I’ve been quietly working, quietly working with the Israeli government to get them to reduce and significantly get out of Gaza.”
According to the Gaza health ministry, more than 23,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7.
Biden faced the same situation previously at a human rights’ dinner in Washington DC where pretended to not listen.
“Let Gaza live. Ceasefire now”.
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 15, 2023
US President Joe Biden is interrupted by a pro-Palestinian protester while giving a speech at a human rights dinner in Washington, DC ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/ZYfTOUgqKy