BREAKING: Pro-Palestinian ceasefire protesters attempt to block Biden motorcade ahead of SOTU
A large crowd of pro-Palestine activists are obstructing the motorcade route on Pennysylvania Ave.
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A large crowd of pro-Palestine activists are obstructing the motorcade route on Pennysylvania Ave.
As President Biden made his way to the US Capitol to deliver the State of the Union Address, a large crowd of pro-Palestinian activists obstructed the motorcade route on Pennysylvania Ave.
A large gathering of pro-Palestinian protesters effectively closed off Pennsylvania Avenue just outside the US Capitol. They gathered around a sizable Palestinian flag, actively aiming to impede the motorcade route as President Joe Biden made his way to the US Capitol for the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. The demonstrators have called for a permanent ceasefire.
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View on XBiden and his team have crafted a speech that emphasizes economic populism, according to aides. This includes advocating for higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy, a deliberate effort to highlight the contrast with Republicans and their presumed presidential nominee, Donald Trump.
Biden also has planned to continue his pattern of attacking and demonizing MAGA Republicans.
Biden said he plans to tout "how far we’ve come in building the economy from the middle out and the bottom up and the work we have left to lower costs and protect our freedoms against MAGA attacks."
Trump, for his part, said ahead of the President’s address that Biden will be using lies and tactics to smooth over his record as president, especially on the border crisis.
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