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In the sunshine, the pro-Palestine encampment in Columbia University looks like the luxury section of a music festival. But a read of the signs shows the intent is deadly serious
Republican Reps. Esposito, Johnson, and Foxx met with Columbia University's president over BDS protests. Esposito criticized security measures and called for Shafik's resignation.
At Columbia University, protesters were undeterred, and even relaxed, as a phalanx of congressional leaders showed up and told them to “stop the nonsense.”
NEW YORK — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday called on Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign over her handling of the Gaza protests and said the national guard may be needed to restore order, as he met with Jewish students feeling unsafe and targeted amid the campus unrest. “My intention is to call President Biden after we leave here,” Johnson told reporters ...
A group of Republican lawmakers, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson (La.), descended on Columbia University on Wednesday and called for school president Minouche Shafik's resignation.