President Biden, after being interrupted at an event in North Carolina on Tuesday by protesters angry about his approach to the war in Gaza, told the audience that the demonstrators “have a point,” adding, “We need to get a lot more care into Gaza.”
Mr. Biden’s remark, which drew cheers and applause from the crowd at a community center gymnasium in Raleigh, came after the White House and the Biden campaign had spent weeks trying to keep pro-Palestinian protesters away from the president’s events, hoping to keep the spotlight on his domestic agenda.
In Raleigh on Tuesday, more than 200 people invited by the White House attended an event where Mr. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke about the Affordable Care Act and their administration’s health care record.
The interruption came from a group of about half a dozen people.
“What about the health care in Gaza?” one person shouted, before another yelled it again.
Mr. Biden stopped. “Everyone deserves health care,” he said.
Many people then began calling out at once. Mr. Biden paused for about 15 seconds. “Be patient with them,” he said.
There was more shouting. One person yelled that Mr. Biden was “complicit.” Another said that health centers in Gaza were “being bombed.”
“They have a point,” Mr. Biden said. “We need to get a lot more care into Gaza.”
@ISIDEWITH1mo1MO
How should world leaders respond when confronted with protests about international humanitarian issues?
@9L5QFBR1mo1MO
I think the world leaders should be open to criticism and should respond to public opinion
@9L5WKTVIndependent1mo1MO
Leaders Should Be More Pro Nationalism Unless there is Undeniable evidence that There are Humanitarian injustice in which case There should be some sort of protection and common ground met
@9L5VG4Z1mo1MO
The US has its own skeletons that it must confront and improve before mandating change in other nations.
They should respond with considering everyone's possible opinions
@ISIDEWITH1mo1MO
If you were in President Biden's position, how would you balance domestic policy with international humanitarian crises?
@9L5Y9KM1mo1MO
Care for the people in the US as a priority, then look to help international affairs
I wouldnt give as much as Biden did but i would help out but frankly if were in trillions of debt theres no point in putting us in more for another country
@9L5R39L1mo1MO
I'm desensitized to major news in the political media but I do like the idea of the president having to support their citizens in response to issues on a much bigger scale.
@ISIDEWITH1mo1MO
What does it mean to you when a leader acknowledges protesters' concerns, and do you think it is an effective way to handle dissent?
@9L5QNJJ1mo1MO
i think if the USA is for the people they need to hear the people
@9L628K31mo1MO
To me it means that you have to be trustworthy and can work under stressful conditions
@9L626MT1mo1MO
Yes, because we are currently not attacking Palestine we are only after the terrorist group "Hamas"
@9L5TXGHWomen’s Equality1mo1MO
Some leaders don’t even do anything, they just let everything go by and they don’t care.
@SereneD3legateSocialist1mo1MO
If he wanted to get aid in, he wouldn't have paused UNRWA funding.
Do you mean the spending bill which keeps the government open? That House Republicans attached a rider to suspending the funding and because the president can’t do a line item veto his hands are literally tied?
Congress not the President controls the power of the purse.
@CapitolPepperRepublican1mo1MO
UNRWA is a scam, they’re too embedded with Hamas. That said there has to be better and easier ways to get aid in.
Watch, he'll literally demand healthcare for GAZA.
@CautiousD3fencePatriot1mo1MO
He’s kicking himself he didn’t get to shout “HEALTHCARE FOR GAZA” during his SOTU.
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