Atlanta protest scenes amid Biden-Trump debate

The world was watching Atlanta on Thursday when president Biden and former president Trump convened for the first presidential debate of the 2024 election.

• With this in mind, dozens of people and organizations seized the occasion to air their agendas in the streets of the city.

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Here's a gallery of some of the protests that occurred outside CNN's studio in Midtown.

A crowd of Trump supporters gathered near the debate site, waving flags and holding signs. Photo: Wil Nobles/Axios Across the street from Trump's supporters, a crowd of people protested what they called the defunding of the Fearless Fund's grant program for Black women business owners. Photo: Wil Nobles/Axios Retired Army general Shawn Harris (L), a Democratic candidate for Georgia's 14th Congressional District, speaks with Common Defense members during their rally against voter intimidation. Photo: Wil Nobles/Axios Two RFK Jr. supporters take questions from media in Midtown about why the support the candidate. Photo: Kristal Dixon/Axios LED ad trucks displaying the message "look up Project 2025 " with QR codes in Midtown. Photo: Wil Nobles/Axios I dub this vehicle the "Trump fan van mobile." Photo: Wil Nobles/Axios Nearly one hundred protesters filled a Midtown Atlanta intersection near the debate site to protest both President Biden and former President Trump for their roles in the war in Gaza. Photo: Wil Nobles/Axios. Nearly one hundred protesters filled a Midtown Atlanta intersection near the debate to protest the war in Gaza. Photo: Wil Nobles/Axios More scenes from and protesters who filled a Midtown Atlanta intersection near the debate to protest both President Biden and former president Trump for their roles in the war in Gaza. Photo: Wil Nobles/Axios

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