Johnson: ‘There is an appropriate time’ for National Guard if student protesters don’t disperse
by TheHill
TheHill— Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said there could come a time when the National Guard is needed to quell pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University and other universities experiencing unrest. The comments from Johnson came during a combative press conference the Speaker held with Republican lawmakers at Columbia University in New York City, during which
MSNBC—Mike Johnson's threat of the National Guard against Columbia student protests is chilling. House Speaker Mike Johnson visited Columbia University’s campus on Wednesday afternoon and said he would demand that President Joe Biden intervene in pro-Palestinian protests that have taken place on campus for over a week — including by potentially calling in the National Guard to dismantle encampments. His statement echoed calls from his Republican colleagues Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., who have already asked for the National Guard to be sent in to clear out the...
The Washington Times—Speaker Johnson says Biden should call in National Guard to quell protests at colleges. House Speaker Mike Johnson says he thinks the president should call in the National Guard to calm the anti-Israel protests on college campuses if they fail to diminish on their own.
WKBN.com—Columbia has banned student protest leader who said ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live,’ University says. Columbia University has banned the student protest leader, who said “Zionists don’t deserve to live,” from the campus, a university spokesperson confirmed to The Hill Friday.