‘How Many Kids Have You Killed?’ Biden Heckled at Least 10 Times by Pro-Palestine Protestors
President Joe Biden was repeatedly heckled during a speech about abortion rights in Manassas, Virginia on Tuesday.
Biden has taken heat from some progressives over his unyielding support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war in Gaza, which was launched in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks that killed 1,200 Israelis and abducted 240 others.
At one point during his remarks, a protestor shouted, “Genocide Joe! How many kids have you killed today?”
The crowd immediately drowned out the protestor who was carrying a Palestinian flag. “Four more years! Four more years!” the crowd chanted for nearly a minute.
Biden accused the protestor of being a “MAGA Republican.” Shortly after, another heckler interrupted, stating, “Israel kills two mothers every hour!”
More than 25,000 Gazans have been killed in Israeli strikes, or about one percent of the population of 2.3 million people. Eight-five percent of Gazans have been displaced. Hundreds of thousands are starving. Netanyahu has said the operation will continue until Hamas is destroyed and claims the war could continue into 2025.
Some congressional Democrats have expressed exasperation over Biden’s unwavering support for Israel’s military operations.
“At every juncture, Netanyahu has given Biden the finger,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen told Axios. “They are pleading with the Netanyahu coalition, but getting slapped in the face over and over again.”
Biden has twice bypassed Congress to approve arms sales to Israel and claimed that Netanyahu supports a two-state solution even after the prime minister made clear he does not.
Biden is expected to be the Democratic presidential nominee and looks slated to face former President Donald Trump in November.