For Washington, the discourse about President Biden has eclipsed why this weekend's ceremony is so important. 'We're the COVID class of high school. So a lot of people didn't get graduations,' he said. 'And now it feels like [for] our college graduation ... people are focusing more on the speaker.'
Wisler Charles feels similarly. 'Am I happy about Biden? Not really,' he sighs. 'If everything about our graduation is about Biden, it's going to be a problem for us and our families.' Charles said, 'I know there's thoughts of protest,' adding that some folks in his class approached him to join a silent demonstration, turning his back on Biden as he speaks.
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