The two groups of student protesters at the University of Alabama were diametrically opposed. One was pro-Palestinian and the other was pro-Israel. But there was only one thing both groups could agree on: “Fuck Joe Biden.”
Protesters chanted “Fuck Joe Biden” during Wednesday’s protest at the University of Alabama, according to a video posted on Twitter by Crimson White’s Mayvin Navarro.
Both sides are shouting, “Fuck Joe Biden.” pic.twitter.com/Jbt7TU1b9b
— Maven Navarro (@MavenNavarro1) May 1, 2024
On one side were dressed in hippie costumes, waving rainbows and Palestinian flags, and holding placards that read “ceasefire now.”
On the other side, across a gap in the asphalt separated by warning tape and campus police officers, protesters wearing camouflage pants and waving American and Israeli flags. One man was waving a Trump flag.
Joe Biden is finally bringing people together. (Related: Biden’s approval rating drops near record low as election approaches: poll)
Biden’s popularity has plummeted following the Biden administration’s response to Israeli military operations in Gaza and a wave of anti-Israel protests on college campuses across the country, according to a Gallup analysis. This was the lowest quarter ever for a president. From January 20th to April 19th, his approval rating averaged 38.7%. according to to Gallup.
Navarro said pro-Palestinian troops in Alabama also called on Alabama to divest its investment in Lockheed Martin, chanting things like “Hey, hey, ho, ho, Lockheed Martin has to go.”
“Hey, hey, ho, ho, Lockheed Martin has to go.” A common theme is calling for UA to divest from Lockheed Martin. pic.twitter.com/i41ETNhuWK
— Maven Navarro (@MavenNavarro1) May 1, 2024
Navarro said the protest may have been successful because Lockheed has reportedly removed references to Alabama as a partner school from its website.
UA students are demanding that UA sever ties with Lockheed Martin. Today, UA was listed as a partner university on the Lockheed Martins website. Now it has been removed.
— Maven Navarro (@MavenNavarro1) May 1, 2024
