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By CHARLIE SPIERING, SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER, WASHINGTON, DC Published: 14:57 BST, 17 April 2025 | Updated: 15:15 BST, 17 April 2025
Former President Joe Biden made a secret visit to Harvard University on Wednesday, as he was smuggled into a meeting with students for a private seminar.The former president appeared at for an event at the Harvard Institute of Politics at the invitation of his former senior advisor Mike Donilon, who is currently serving at the university as a spring resident fellow.The private discussion with about 50 students was invite-only who were not told about the special guest in advance. His appearance was also not publicized in advance.Photos of the former president at Harvard emerged on social media as students shared selfies with Biden to celebrate the occasion. The Harvard Crimson reported that after his remarks, his ice cream bar fell out of his hand on the floor after he bit into it.He also mistakenly referred to the conflict in Ukraine as ‘Iraq’ before he was corrected by his former advisor.Despite the secretive nature of his appearance, pro-Palestinian protestors on campus gathered outside the event by ringing bells, playing drums, and shouting ‘Biden, Biden, you can’t hide. You’re committing genocide.’Students at the event confirmed they were able to hear the protesters as Biden spoke. Joe Biden makes a surprise visit to Harvard University to meet with students US President Joe Biden eats an ice cream cone Biden applauded Harvard officials for pushing back against President Donald Trump and the administration for threatening their federal funding and revoking the university’s federal funding.’Harvard stepped up in a way no one else has. You should be really thankful,’ Biden told the students. Biden broke his post-presidency silence on Tuesday, criticizing Trump supporters for having ‘no heart’ during a speech at a disability rights conference.’I said I’ve been doing this a long time, it’s never been this divided. Granted it’s roughly 30 percent, but it’s a 30 percent that has no heart,’ he said.The former president recalled when he was a young boy in Wilmington, Delaware and the schools were still segregated. Joe Biden makes a surprise visit to Harvard University to meet with students Joe Biden makes a surprise visit to Harvard University to meet with students’There were hardly any Black people in Scranton at the time … and I was only going into fourth grade. And I remember seeing kids going by, at the time called colored kids, on a bus going by,’ he said.Biden also accused the Trump administration for recklessly attacking waste and fraud in the Social Security administration.’Why are these guys taking aim at Social Security now?’ Biden asked, referring to the Trump administration. ‘Well, they’re following that old line from tech startups. The quote is “move fast, break things.” They’re certainly breaking things. They’re shooting first and aiming later.’
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Joe Biden embarrassingly drops his ice cream during gaffe-filled meeting at Harvard plagued by protestors
