Biden delivers Morehouse College commencement address: Watch live

The Hill

19 May 2024 at 8:43 am

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President Biden is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, setting foot on a college campus for the first time since universities around the country became hotbeds for protests over the Israel-Hamas war.

The White House last hinted that Biden would reference the concerns of students and faculty at the male-only, historically Black college over his approach to the war.

Biden’s remarks are scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. EDT

Watch the video above.

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