President Biden was just getting rolling in a campaign speech at Mother Emanuel AME — a Black church where nine people were killed by a white supremacist shooter in 2015 — when a group of protesters interrupted his remarks.
“If you really care about the lives lost here, you should honor the lives and also call for a ceasefire in Palestine,” a woman shouted, followed by chants of “Ceasefire now!”
It was the latest — and loudest — criticism of Biden’s support for Israel since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, particularly from young voters and people of color.
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