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'This is despicable': Internet reacts to Joe Biden getting booed by pro-Palestine protesters in Nantucket

President Joe Biden appeared unfazed by the demonstrators

NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS: President Joe Biden found himself amid a flurry of Israel-Palestine protests during the holiday weekend in New England.

Despite the fervent pro-Palestine demonstrators, the President, who was spending time with the First Family in Nantucket, Massachusetts just a day after Thanksgiving, appeared unfazed.

The Biden family was seen strolling in public, accompanied by a substantial presence of Secret Service agents.

President Biden in multifaceted political landscape

While some regular folks greeted President Biden and exchanged pleasantries, across the street, a contrasting scene unfolded with angry and rambunctious demonstrators.

The video captures the fervent protesters shouting familiar refrains heard in protests across the country since the renewed conflict began.

Their grievances included claims of genocide and impassioned calls for the liberation of Palestine.

The protests in Nantucket extended well into the evening, but President Biden chose to ignore them, appearing unaffected by the demonstrators. Notably, Biden is facing criticism from both ends of the political spectrum at the moment.

While liberals on the left accuse him of being too lenient on Israel during their ground operation in Gaza, conservatives are expressing discontent over the latest developments in hostage situations.

The President finds himself in the midst of a complex and multifaceted political landscape.

To circumvent the protesters and signs advocating for 'Free Palestine', President Biden's motorcade opted for an alternative route into town.

The decision to avoid the route used by the demonstrators suggests a strategic move to navigate the situation during his stay at David Rubenstein's $34 million home on Abrams Point.

'This is despicable'

President Biden has dedicated a significant portion of his Thanksgiving holiday to addressing the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

A lot has been happening on X (formerly Twitter) with several users disagreeing with the booing. 

One wrote, "He’s doing all he can to get the hostages out. Seriously, have they seen what their brothers did and boasted about?"

Another said, "This is despicable. But again they are exercising their first Ammendment and the president unlike the former guy is not ordering anyone to put law enforcement or military force against them. Unlike Trump circa Lafayette Park."

One user said, "So rude & such energy wasted."

Another noted, "It blows my mind that people think an American President can just snap his fingers and end wars that have been going on for decades."

The temporary pause in the fighting is a development that many have been advocating for over the past few weeks. But the situation remains fluid and dynamic.