In his first public remarks on this week's campus protests, President Joe Biden said “none of this is a peaceful protest.”
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 02, 2024 in Washington, DC. Biden spoke about recent protests across the United States on college campuses.campus protests, President Joe Biden criticized much of the unrest over the Israel-Hamas war erupting at colleges across the country, saying “none of this is a peaceful protest.”
Asked by a reporter if the protests have caused him to reconsider his policy in the Middle East, Biden replied,"No.” He also said he would not send the National Guard to intervene in the campus activism. “I can understand why doesn't want to comment on this,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Washington Democrat and chair of the progressive caucus, told TIME on Wednesday. “I think it would be great if he lifted up , while making sure that people understand that antisemitism is wrong.”
The tensions came to a head at Columbia University and UCLA this week, where clashes between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators resulted in numerous arrests and injuries. Reports of antisemitic chants and messages at the protests have raised concerns about the
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