House Republicans Met With Boos At Columbia U

April 24, 2024 Politics, Republicans

From the New York Times’ live blog:

Speaker Johnson is now starting his news conference amid boos after meeting with Jewish students. He is surrounded by a group of House Republicans, including New York lawmakers and Representative Virginia Foxx, chairman of the committee that has been holding the hearings on antisemitism on campuses.

Johnson says: “The madness has to stop. The madness has to stop.” He says Jewish students told him in his meeting of “heinous acts of bigotry” they have experienced just because of their faith.

He claims that people don’t want to acknowledge the horrific terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7. He said of the antisemitic language, including calls to wipe Israel off the map: “These are words we expect from ayatollahs in Iran, not American lawmakers and American students.”

The Washington Post reports:



House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has called on Columbia University’s president to resign for failing to quickly dismantle pro-Palestinian encampments on campus grounds amid Israel’s war against Hamas and its mounting civilian casualties.

“It’s unconscionable. This president, Shafik, is shown to be a very weak, inept leader. They cannot even guarantee the safety of Jewish students? They’re expected to run for their lives and stay home from class? It’s just, it’s, it’s maddening,” Johnson said.

Johnson’s visit marks the first time the top representative in the House is visiting a college campus amid ongoing protests that have led to tense exchanges between pro-Palestinian and Jewish students.

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