{"id":56904,"date":"2022-04-25T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T23:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/bidens-visit-to-auburn-prompts-crowds-protests-and-a-little-bit-of-everything\/"},"modified":"2022-04-26T09:21:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T16:21:42","slug":"bidens-visit-to-auburn-prompts-crowds-protests-and-a-little-bit-of-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/bidens-visit-to-auburn-prompts-crowds-protests-and-a-little-bit-of-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden’s visit to Auburn prompts crowds, protests, and a little bit of everything"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t
President Joe Biden made a stop at the Green River College in Auburn on April 22 during his two-day visit to Washington and Oregon last week, prompting crowds of curious bystanders and passionate protesters while the commander in chief spoke with students and elected officials inside.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
The scene along 124th Ave. SE, through which Biden’s motorcade travelled to reach the school, was a cacophony of democracy. Eager critics of the president — many flying pro-Trump flags or chanting the euphemistic “Let’s Go Brandon!” slogan — stood across the street or mixed in with throngs of students and local residents, keen to catch a rare glimpse of the president’s arrival. At one point, members of the Biden protesters unfurled a massive “Trump won” banner.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Inside the college’s Mel Lindbloom Student Union building, Biden called for action on rising prescription drug costs and other national issues, according to news media reports. He was joined by Gov. Jay Inslee, U.S. Representative Kim Schrier and Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Outside, a raucous microcosm of the country bloomed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
There was the preacher warning the crowds of the dangers of sin, an attendee blowing bubbles and the group unfurling a “Flavortown” flag in reverence of American restaurateur and Food Network star Guy Fieri. There were the younger students talking both about Biden and about catching Pokémon, the protesters telling the president and governor to go home, and the Secret Service agents scanning the crowds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t