Biden Didemo Warga AS Pro-Palestina saat Hendak Makan Malam di Gedung Putih

biden didemo warga as pro-palestina saat hendak makan malam di gedung putih

Presiden AS Joe Biden, Ibu Negara AS Jill Biden, tuan rumah Colin Jost dan Presiden Asosiasi Koresponden Gedung Putih (WHCA) dan Koresponden Senior Gedung Putih NBC News Kelly O’Donnell menghadiri Makan Malam Asosiasi Koresponden Gedung Putih. Foto: REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Presiden Amerika Serikat, Joe Biden, menyampaikan pidato pemilu di jamuan makan malam tahunan Asosiasi Koresponden Gedung Putih pada Sabtu (27/4).

Sebelum acara, para pengunjuk rasa mengadang kedatangannya sambil mengkritik dukungan Biden terhadap perang Israel melawan Hamas.

Para pengunjuk rasa yang memegang spanduk meneriakkan kematian jurnalis di Gaza. Mereka berkumpul di depan Washington Hilton, tempat acara tersebut diselenggarakan. Ratusan demonstran menyerukan agar jurnalis memboikot acara tersebut dan meneriaki pejabat pemerintah saat mereka masuk.

Biden menghindari protes yang ramai di depan hotel dengan tiba melalui pintu belakang, namun ia juga disambut oleh kelompok kecil pengunjuk rasa yang menyerukan gencatan senjata.

Acara yang telah berusia seabad ini, sering disebut sebagai “prom nerd” di Washington. Ini merupakan ajang berkumpul ratusan jurnalis, politisi, dan selebritas di ruang perjamuan hotel yang besar.

Biden diperkirakan akan memberikan pidato penutup yang sering kali diisi dengan sindiran kepada wartawan dan tamu yang hadir. Acara tahun ini akan dipandu oleh Colin Jost dari Saturday Night Live.

Dikutip dari Reuters, Presiden AS itu juga menggunakan acara tahunan tersebut untuk menegur saingannya, Donald Trump.

“Ya, usia adalah sebuah masalah. Saya seorang pria dewasa, melawan anak berusia 6 tahun,” canda Biden.

biden didemo warga as pro-palestina saat hendak makan malam di gedung putih

Orang-orang berdemonstrasi untuk mendukung warga Palestina di Gaza, selama protes di dekat Makan Malam tahunan Asosiasi Koresponden Gedung Putih (WHCA) di Washington, AS, 27 April 2024. Foto: REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Gerakan akar rumput CODEPINK turut serta dalam protes, mengutuk media Amerika Serikat karena dianggap melanggengkan narasi anti-Palestina dan mengabaikan kejahatan perang Israel. Gerakan tersebut menarik perhatian terutama setelah terjadinya pertempuran di Gaza.

Gerakan ini tidak hanya terjadi di tingkat nasional, tapi juga menyebar ke kampus-kampus di seluruh Amerika Serikat.

Presiden Asosiasi Koresponden Gedung Putih, Kelly O’Donnell, menolak memberikan komentar terkait langkah-langkah keamanan untuk makan malam tersebut.

Dinas Rahasia Amerika Serikat juga tidak memberikan komentar lebih lanjut terkait situasi tersebut.

“Keselamatan dan keamanan orang-orang yang kami lindungi adalah prioritas utama Dinas Rahasia AS,” kata jubir Dinas Rahasia AS, Alexi Worley.

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