This weekend, speaking at the commencement of Howard University, an historically black college, Joe Biden told the students that white supremacy is the “single most dangerous terrorist threat in our homeland.” What an inspiring and uplifting message for these students.
When the news broke that Biden would be speaking here, I suggested that it was a purely political choice. I hate to be proven right, but here we are.
Politico reports:
Biden calls white supremacy ‘most dangerous terrorist threat’ in speech at HowardPresident Joe Biden denounced white supremacy as the “most dangerous terrorist threat” to the nation in his commencement address to Howard University’s graduating class Saturday.“White supremacy … is the single most dangerous terrorist threat in our homeland,” Biden said. “And I’m not just saying this because I’m at a Black HBCU. I say this wherever I go.”
A black HBCU?
Addressing the 2023 graduates of the university at the Capital One Arena in D.C., Biden depicted the U.S. as a nation roiled by internal conflict and alluded to core messages of both his 2020 and 2024 campaign platforms.Invoking the battle cry he used to galvanize voters in the 2020 election cycle, he called on his audience to “fight for the soul of the nation.”“Fearless progress toward justice often means ferocious pushback from the oldest and most sinister of forces,” Biden said. “That’s because hate never goes away. … It only hides under the rocks. And when it’s given oxygen it comes out from under that rock. And that’s why we know this truth as well: silence is complicity. We cannot remain silent.”
Here’s the video:
Here’s a good question:
Other people blasted the comment.
According to the Daily Beast, not all of the students were happy about Biden being there:
Students Protest Biden’s Howard University Commencement SpeechDuring Joe Biden’s Howard University commencement address Saturday morning, a handful of graduates protested the president and his administration. A total of 12 students, some holding signs, held a silent protest. “Turn your back to Biden,” one sign read, “DOD research is complicit in imperialism.” Another student held his graduation cap that said: “Biden and Harris don’t care about Black people.”
Biden claimed he was going to unite the American people.
He has consistently done the exact opposite.
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