U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was greeted with boos during a visit to the New York City campus of Columbia University as a controversial pro-Palestinian protest continued on Wednesday. Over 100 Columbia students taking part in the week-long protest have been arrested by riot police and suspended by the university,
Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza. Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from Israeli military operations,
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House Speaker Mike Johnson is visiting Columbia University on Wednesday where he's expected to join calls for the president's resignation and decry "virulent antisemitism" on campuses.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign over her handling of anti-Israel demonstrations on campus.
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The school had set a deadline of midnight Wednesday for it to reach an agreement with demonstrators about dispersing their encampment but extended that deadline early Wednesday for 48 hours.
In a recent social media post, Jewish comedian Jon Lovitz slammed the Columbia University anti-Israel protesters who are still demonstrating on the campus.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Wednesday was heckled multiple times at a press conference addressing anti-Semitism on campus at Columbia University. "Today, Hamas issued an endorsement statement of the protestors on this campus,
House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered brief remarks at Columbia University on Wednesday, demanding White House action and invoking the possibility of bringing in the National Guard to quell the pro-Palestinian protests.
Guzman reiterated the university "values freedom of expression and protects the right of every member of our community to express themselves," but added, "We have well-established policies regarding limits on the time,
House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia University’s President to resign Wednesday during a tense news conference where the crowd repeatedly interrupted the speaker and at times loudly booed him and other GOP lawmakers who were with him as they stood at the microphones.
The Republican speaker appeared on the campus of Columbia University to condemn protesters as antisemitic, and said the school’s president and President Biden should take stronger action against them.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and a contingent of his Republican House colleagues faced a venomous response to their Columbia University visit on Wednesday – both on and off campus. Why it matters: Several prominent New York Democrats accused Johnson of "politicizing" the chaotic pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked Columbia for over a week.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faced chants and boos from pro-Palestinian protesters who attempted to drown out House Republicans‘ speeches as they called on Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign over rising antisemitism on campus.
Columbia University gave pro-Palestinian protesters a deadline to resolve talks with officials over dismantling their encampment, president Minouche Shafik announced Tuesday. State of play: Shafik said in a message posted on the school's website Tuesday that the college would "consider alternative options" if students didn't leave the area by midnight.
Protesters were arrested at the University of Minnesota and Yale, and the House speaker, Mike Johnson, said he would come to Columbia to speak to Jewish students about antisemitism on campuses.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will visit Columbia University on Wednesday as pro-Palestinian protests continue at the college and on campuses across the country. Columbia is experiencing the most visible in a wave of student protests taking hold over several major universities,
Chaotic protests at Columbia University are spurring visits to the college from at least eight members of Congress this week from states as far flung as North Carolina, Florida and Louisiana. Why it matters: It's a sign of how salient the issue of college antisemitism has become within Congress since the onset of the Israel-Hamas war and subsequent pro-Palestinian protests.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson decried antisemitism and raised the possibility of calling in the National Guard to disperse student protesters during a trip to Columbia University in New York City on Wednesday.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) calls for Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign amid pro-Palestinian protests taking place on campus and at other universities.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) jumped into the Israeli-Palestinian debate on college campuses. He spoke about antisemitism with students at Columbia University Wednesday.
Mike Johnson trekked to Columbia University’s New York City campus on Wednesday—and was immediately greeted with a chorus of boos.The crowd loudly heckled and booed Johnson as he approached a podium and launched into his speech,
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other House Republicans called for Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign amid pro-Palestinian protests taking place on the campus. He was joined by House Education Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and some members of the New York congressional delegation at the school in New York City.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican lawmakers were repeatedly and loudly heckled during a combative press conference at Columbia University on Wednesday as they gathered to condemn antisemitism and the pro-Palestine demonstrations taking place on campus.
House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) office announced Tuesday that the speaker will meet with Jewish students at the New York City-based college on Wednesday afternoon. Johnson will hold a press conference on "the troubling rise of virulent antisemitism on America's college campuses,
House Speaker Mike Johnson visited Columbia University today amid ongoing pro-Palestine protests to call for the university's president to resign and to address Jewish students. He called the protests "disgusting" and "unnecessary" ahead of his visit.
House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia University president Minouche Shafik to resign ahead of his Wednesday visit to the Ivy League school to condemn antisemitic demonstrations that have gripped the Morningside Heights campus.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced he will visit Columbia University on Wednesday to meet with Jewish students as the university faces massive pro-Palestine protests that have drawn the national spotlight.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will deliver public remarks during a visit to Columbia University Wednesday afternoon. Along with every Republican member of the New York congressional delegation, Johnson has also called for the resignation of Columbia University president Minouche Shafik for what they regard as a failed response to antisemitism on campus.
House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia President Minouche Shafik to resign over her handling of anti-Israel protest turmoil, chiding school officials for allowing “lawless agitators and radicals” to take over the campus.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was greeted by a roaring chorus of boos and cheers by demonstrators at the steps of Columbia University's landmark Low Library
Speaker Mike Johnson is set to visit Columbia University on Wednesday amid pro-Palestinian protests at the university and colleges across the country. The Republican speaker said he will visit the New York-based university to meet with Jewish students to discuss the “troubling rise of virulent antisemitism on America’s college campuses”,
House Speaker Mike Johnson called on Columbia President Minouche Shafik to resign Wednesday over her handling of anti-Israel protest turmoil, declaring in an extraordinary visit to the Ivy League university that school officials have allowed “lawless agitators” to take over the campus.