Chaos as Biden's speech is derailed by pro-Palestinian protesters chanting 'ceasefire now': President, 81, says he IS working to get Israel 'out' of Gaza after demonstrator interrupted to ask if he 'cares' about civilian deaths
Daily Mail
Jan 8, 2024
President Joe Biden was interrupted by protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza during his pilgrimage to a church in Charleston, S.C., to appeal to black voters as part of his campaign against Donald Trump.
Calling 'ceasefire now,' the group interrupted the president as he was speaking on Monday about his ties to the Mother Emanuel AME Church, the historically Black church in Charleston where nine people were killed after a gunman opened fire on a Bible study group in 2015.
'If you really care about the lives lost here you should honor the lives lost and call for a ceasefire in Palestine,' one protester yelled, setting off a repeated chant of 'ceasefire now.'
Biden addressed the matter after the crowd calmed down, offering reassurances he was working to get hostages out of Gaza.
'Look folks I undertsand their passion. I've been quietly working...I've been quietly working with the Israeli government to get them to reduce and significantly get out of Gaza. I'm using all that I can to do that. But I understand the passion,' he said.
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