- Pro-Palestinian protesters stormed into the lobby of New York's Rockefeller Center, where President Joe Biden was taping Late Night with Seth Meyers
- Protesters held signs reading “Jews to Biden: End Israel’s Siege of Gaza” and chanted, “End the Siege of Gaza Now!”
- Biden was a surprise guest at the 10th anniversary of Meyers' show, appearing alongside comedian Amy Poehler
Protesters supporting a ceasefire in Gaza stormed the lobby of New York's Rockefeller Center to send a message to President Joe Biden, who was upstairs attending a taping of “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”
The group said it was made up of Jewish Americans who wore T-shirts that read “Not in Our Name” and large signs that read “Jews to Biden: End Israel's Siege of Gaza.”
They shouted: “End the siege of Gaza now” and “Biden, Biden, you can’t hide…”
In a video from the scene, an NYPD officer uses a megaphone to tell the crowd that if they don't disperse, they will be arrested for trespassing.
Several protesters were subsequently observed being arrested by the NYPD.
Protesters occupied the lobby of 30 Rock on Monday as President Joe Biden taped an episode of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” upstairs
Pro-Palestinian protesters stormed into the lobby of New York's Rockefeller Center to send a message to President Joe Biden, who was upstairs attending a taping of Late Night With Seth Meyers
The demonstrators called for a ceasefire to protect Gaza's civilians from the Israeli military, which is trying to eradicate Hamas after the October 7 terrorist attack
Biden was a surprise guest on Meyers' 10th anniversary episode of the late-night show.
The president appeared on the show alongside comedian Amy Poehler.
He was Meyer's first guest in 2014, during his term as President Barack Obama's vice president.
As part of the recording, Biden and Meyers went next door to the Van Leeuwen ice cream parlor.
During the trip, the president was asked when a ceasefire could begin in Gaza.
“I hope by the end of the weekend,” the president replied. “My national security adviser tells me we're close, we're close, we're not done yet.” “I hope we have a ceasefire by next Monday.”
He chose a mint chocolate cone.
President Joe Biden (right) eats a mint chocolate chip ice cream cone with comedian Seth Meyers (left) at New York's Van Leeuwan Ice Cream.
President Joe Biden (left) answered questions about a possible ceasefire in Gaza and his trip to a Texas border town on Thursday while eating ice cream with Seth Meyers (right) in New York City.
The president was also asked about his dueling trip Thursday to a Texas border town.
Biden will travel to Brownsville, Texas, to examine the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, while former President Donald Trump will travel to Eagle Pass, Texas.
“I planned it for Thursday, but I didn't know my good friend was apparently leaving,” Biden told reporters.
He would not say whether he would meet migrants on site.
“I won’t announce it in advance,” the president said.
During a conversation aboard Air Force One en route to New York on Monday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked to confirm that Biden would appear on Meyer's show and whether the secrecy was intended to keep protesters away.
“I have nothing to say about that. If we have more to say, we definitely will,” she said when asked about appearing on Meyers' show.
“I don't have anything else to say,” she added when asked. The White House was concerned about the protests, so details about the president's schedule were not being shared.