On Sunday, President Joe Biden gave a rather fiery commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. Although Morehouse College President David A. Thomas threatened to put a stop to the ceremonies “on the spot” if there were prolonged interruptions, graduates still turned their backs on Biden during the address. Throughout Biden’s remarks, it sounded more like he was at a campaign rally rather than a commencement address. This was especially as he told some egregious lies, particularly as it pertains to voting.
Early on in his remarks, the president raised the role that historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) played in getting him elected, as well as his narrow win in Georgia. “We won by 3,100 votes. We won by the thinnest of margins but with a broad coalition, including students from the best HBCU in America, Delaware State University. You guys are good, but they got me elected. And you all–you all think I’m kidding. I’m not kidding,” Biden said to laughter.
Given that this was a commencement address, Biden did share at one point what were supposed to be inspirational remarks. They quickly turned to divisive remarks, including and especially to do with debunked narratives.
As Biden said at one point:
Leadership is about fighting through the most intractable problems. It’s about challenging anger, frustration, and heartbreak to find a solution. It’s about doing what you believe is right, even when it’s hard and lonely.
You’re all future leaders, every one of you graduating today. And that’s not hyperbole. You’re future leaders, all of you. You’ll face complicated, tough moments. In these moments, you’ll listen to others, but you’ll have to decide, guided by knowledge, conviction, principle, and your own moral compass.
And the desire to know what freedom is, what it can be is the heart and soul of why this college was founded in the first place, proving that a free nation is born in the hearts of men spellbound by freedom. But the — that’s the magic of Morehouse. That’s the magic of America.
But let’s be clear what happens to you and your family when old ghosts in new garments seize power, extremists come for the freedoms you thought belonged to you and everyone.
What else could be expected from a shameless liar? That is what they do.