Former President Joe Biden encountered an ugly reception in Ireland on Tuesday as agitators hostile to Israel heckled him, and at least one object was thrown near him as he left Trinity College in Dublin. The confrontation unfolded during a visit Biden made alongside former first lady Jill Biden.

Biden, 83, made a surprise appearance at the college while his son, Hunter Biden, received the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse, according to The Independent. The awards occasion drew a noisy crowd outside the venue.

Agitators gathered outside Trinity College while the event was taking place inside. The crowd waited for Biden and erupted as the former president exited the building.

Objects were thrown as former US President Joe Biden and Jill Biden left Trinity College Dublin today.

Pro-Palestinian protesters had gathered outside, and Gardaí arrested at least two people. https://t.co/GxS2NuHUlj — Clash Report (@clashreport) November 10, 2026

The gathering did not remain merely loud. Someone threw an object that was blocked by an umbrella near Biden as he departed, creating a chaotic scene around the former president and those escorting him.

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Local police arrested two people at the scene. Video posted online showed law enforcement officers detaining people while the crowd repeatedly chanted, "Blood, blood, blood on your hands!"

"Blood, blood, blood on your hands!”

Anti-Israel protesters confront former President Joe Biden outside Trinity College in Dublin, calling him a “war criminal” and hurling an object at his motorcade as officers escort him to a vehicle. Police arrest two people outside the college, where Biden attends an award ceremony honoring his son Hunter. See how the confrontation unfolds: https://t.co/jOtqSAZHlH — Fox News (@FoxNews) November 11, 2026

Biden was escorted into a waiting vehicle as the disorder continued outside the college. His motorcade then quickly drove away from the area while the remaining agitators turned their heckling toward police officers at the scene.

The hostility followed Biden to Ireland after years of criticism over his approach to the war between Israel and Hamas. During his presidency, progressive Democrats, human rights advocates, and activists hostile to Israel attacked his administration over its support for the Jewish state.

Those critics repeatedly called Biden "Genocide Joe" because the United States continued providing military assistance to Israel. They argued that the funding enabled Israeli forces to kill and displace civilians in the Gaza Strip.

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Military experts, meanwhile, have said Israel took unprecedented measures to minimize civilian casualties. Those measures came as Israeli forces targeted Hamas terrorists embedded in urban areas.

The clash outside Trinity College placed those long running political grievances directly in front of Biden. Instead of limiting their demonstration to chants, the agitators surrounded his departure with obscenities, arrests, and an object thrown near the former president.

Hunter Biden had gone to Trinity College to accept the medal from the College Historical Society. His father’s surprise appearance transformed the ceremony into the setting for another furious demonstration over Israel.

The video from the scene captured officers moving against people in the crowd while the chant continued. Police detained the individuals amid the commotion, and two people were ultimately arrested by Irish authorities.

The object thrown as Biden left did not reach him because an umbrella blocked it nearby. Biden was then moved into the vehicle before the motorcade departed, cutting short the crowd’s opportunity to continue confronting him directly.

The agitators did not quiet down after Biden’s vehicle pulled away. They instead directed their anger at the police officers who remained behind at Trinity College after the motorcade had left.

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