VCU students walk-out of commencement during Glenn Youngkin speech
Virginia Commonwealth University students walked out of their own graduation ceremony Saturday when Governor Glenn Younkin delivered the commencement speech.
Virginia Commonwealth University students walked out of their own graduation ceremony Saturday when Governor Glenn Younkin delivered the commencement speech.
Video shared by WVTF reporter Brad Kunter shows a sizable group of students walking out of the ceremony while Youngkin first began speaking.
The students walked out of Youngkin’s speech for various reasons, ranging from his support of Israel to his education policies, according to WIRC.
Fox News reported that the students who walked out of the ceremony marched around the perimeter of the building while chanting “No books, no peace, let the knowledge increase” and “Disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest.”
NEW: @VCU students walk out of their own commencement to protest @GlennYoungkin #valeg
They will not be allowed back into the ceremony but don’t seem worried.
“My families going to be mad, but it’s worth it for what he’s done to bBack and trans ppl” - said by a student outside https://t.co/zA9RvvC1Vz pic.twitter.com/wOvgl1lVVK— BK (@BradKutner) May 11, 2024
One student who walked out of the event told WVTF: “My family is going to be mad, but it’s worth it for what he’s done to Back and trans people.”
