Former President Joe Biden’s post-presidential years are proving to be considerably less peaceful than one might have expected. Despite leaving the White House after a turbulent four-year tenure marked by persistent questions about his age, health, and leadership, the former president continues to make public appearances. But his latest trip overseas ended with an embarrassing confrontation that raises fresh questions about the political legacy he left behind.
On Tuesday, Biden traveled to Ireland to attend an event at Trinity College Dublin, where his son, Hunter Biden, was being honored with an award for “Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse.”
What followed was anything but a celebration of public discourse.
According to reporting by the New York Post, pro-Palestinian demonstrators confronted the former president as he departed the ceremony. Video footage reportedly showed protesters hurling objects toward the departing motorcade, with some individuals attempting to push through security and approach the vehicles.
