Former US President Joe Biden Target of Milk Carton Protests in Dublin
Former US President Joe Biden was pelted with milk cartons by protesters at Trinity College in Dublin during a ceremony honoring his son Hunter, as Irish police arrested two demonstrators.
Former US President Joe Biden and his entourage were targeted by protesters who hurled milk cartons and other objects at them during a visit to Trinity College in Dublin on Tuesday, November 10. Biden was visiting the academic institution alongside his family to attend a ceremony where his son, Hunter, was presented with an honorary medal.
According to reports by the student newspaper The University Times, the demonstration erupted after news spread that the former president was on campus. Protesters voiced intense anger over Biden's policies regarding the ongoing war in Gaza, shouting slogans such as "shame on you" and "blood on your hands" while waving Palestinian flags. The commotion was audible even from inside the ceremonial hall.
As the event concluded, security personnel rushed Biden and his family toward their waiting vehicles. Video footage from the scene captured objects resembling milk cartons being thrown toward the entourage, with a security agent using an umbrella to shield the former president from incoming projectiles. Irish police intervened swiftly, wrestling with demonstrators and deploying pepper spray against at least two individuals who were subsequently arrested.
Neither Joe Biden nor his wife, Jill Biden, were reported injured in the incident. Representatives for the former president and the United States Secret Service have not yet issued an official comment regarding the security breach.
