Anti-Israel demonstrators blocked President Biden’s route to Congress on Thursday night, an hour before his motorcade was scheduled to depart for the State of the Union address.
Protesters sat on Pennsylvania Avenue wearing black shirts that read “Biden’s legacy is genocide” and demanded a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Protesters’ cries could be heard outside the White House, and a fence was erected outside Congress before the speech.
The president’s speech was scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. ET, but his departure from the White House was delayed slightly. The motorcade was able to successfully guide the demonstrators and reach Congress.
Biden, 81, has been attacked by anti-Israel demonstrators in the months since the war began on October 7, interrupting several speeches and stalking him at various venues across the country. It happened.
He is expected to speak about the Hamas-Israel war in his State of the Union address and announce plans for the U.S. military to build a temporary port to distribute aid along the Gaza Strip coast.
