NEW YORK: US President Joe Biden and his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, headlined a star-studded fundraiser with former President Invoice Clinton on Thursday, providing a strong defence of the White Home’s dealing with of the Gaza disaster as protesters interrupted the occasion.
Biden, who travelled with Obama on Air Power One to New York, took half in a dialogue with Clinton moderated by “The Late Present” host Stephen Colbert on the iconic Radio Metropolis Music Corridor in entrance of 1000’s of friends.Organisers say the occasion raised over $25 million for Biden’s US re-election marketing campaign.
However the fundraiser was punctuated by a number of protests inside the huge auditorium, with attendees rising at a number of totally different moments to shout over the dialogue, referencing Biden’s backing of Israel within the Hamas warfare in Gaza. “Disgrace on you, Joe Biden!” one yelled.
Obama and Clinton provided a presidential perspective of the Gaza disaster that pressured the political realities of being within the White Home. A president wants to have the ability to assist Israel similtaneously combating for Palestinians to have extra entry to meals, medical provides and a future state, they mentioned. “It is a lonely seat,” Obama mentioned. When a protester contained in the theatre interrupted Obama, he snapped again: “You may’t simply discuss and never pay attention …That is what the opposite aspect does.”
Earlier than the occasion, the leaders’ motorcade handed lots of of protesters demonstrating towards Israel’s warfare with Hamas in Gaza, one other signal that some younger voters and different progressives who voted for Biden in 2020 are livid about his staunch backing of Israel. Reuters
Biden, who travelled with Obama on Air Power One to New York, took half in a dialogue with Clinton moderated by “The Late Present” host Stephen Colbert on the iconic Radio Metropolis Music Corridor in entrance of 1000’s of friends.Organisers say the occasion raised over $25 million for Biden’s US re-election marketing campaign.
However the fundraiser was punctuated by a number of protests inside the huge auditorium, with attendees rising at a number of totally different moments to shout over the dialogue, referencing Biden’s backing of Israel within the Hamas warfare in Gaza. “Disgrace on you, Joe Biden!” one yelled.
Obama and Clinton provided a presidential perspective of the Gaza disaster that pressured the political realities of being within the White Home. A president wants to have the ability to assist Israel similtaneously combating for Palestinians to have extra entry to meals, medical provides and a future state, they mentioned. “It is a lonely seat,” Obama mentioned. When a protester contained in the theatre interrupted Obama, he snapped again: “You may’t simply discuss and never pay attention …That is what the opposite aspect does.”
Earlier than the occasion, the leaders’ motorcade handed lots of of protesters demonstrating towards Israel’s warfare with Hamas in Gaza, one other signal that some younger voters and different progressives who voted for Biden in 2020 are livid about his staunch backing of Israel. Reuters
