Biden to skip Notre Dame commencement amid backlash over abortion stance

Published May 23, 2021 12:00am ET



President Joe Biden will not attend the University of Notre Dame’s 2021 commencement this Sunday, breaking a 20-year tradition.

The decision comes after students at the school and its alumni petitioned Notre Dame’s president, Rev. John Jenkins, not to invite Biden, the second Roman Catholic president, over his pro-abortion policies.

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