NYPD officers in full riot gear descend on Columbia University campus to clear protesters

Antonia Hylton, MSNBC correspondent reports live from outside Columbia University where, NBC News reports, the university has asked the City of New York for assistance, clearing the way for the NYPD to enter the campus and make arrests to clear pro-Palestine protesters. Tom Winter, NBC News investigative reporter joins Alex Wagner with further reporting as police begin to arrest students.



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[MrPrincepop]

I've lived long enough to see history repeat itself.

[abstractdragon]

This is going to be one long hot summer. I am so tired of living in interesting times.

[Mrchair]

Imagine if the Jan 6 cops would have reacted like this.

[davidandrews]

THOSE THAT CAN NOT REMEMBER HISTORY A BOUND TO REPEAT IT.

[timogul]

One thing I don't get is when people criticize police for wearing riot gear in crowd control situations. That's the whole point of the stuff, to protect them when people in the crowd throw things at them or otherwise attack them. What should they be wearing instead?

[niclewis]

Those of us old enough to remember the Vietnam protests., 😔

[WinstonSmith]

Janitors said they were held and not able to leave. Sounds like some kidnapping charges are coming.

[kalen]

Protesters shouldn't seal themselves inside a building that isn't theirs. This is insane they have a right to protest but not this.

[thelastprophet]

It is wild that a whole different country is able to influence this type of response in our country.

[stephenlan]

They should be more concerned about preserving American Democracy

[b.c.]

This craziness does NOTHING, we’ve seen it all before. Peace! ✌️

[DanielJimenez-mizm]

Just because people have the right to protest doesn't mean that people can go too far on protests.

[ryblack]

Poor police having to deal with these Entitled Petulant Children

[mariet]

Didn't put this kind of effort in, on jan 6.

[Qqfuuuuuuk]

Occupying buildings with headscarves covering their heads and faces does not help their cause...😢

[bettybay]

People need to stop comparing this to Vietnam!!! Not even close.

[CthulhuInc]

why aren't they protesting against russia's invasion of ukraine?

[laurie]

The students are acting like jerks. This has gone to far. I wish they would leave their fight at their homelands.

[gl]

When this was a peaceful protest with no harm of any kind, there was still respect for these students. However, now they have left being peaceful behind and have gone in a direction where people will get hurt. And, the respect for these students is now lost.

[tidbit]

I WISH MSNBC WOULD DO THIER JOB AS A MEDIA ORGANIZATION AND INFORM VIEWERS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND TH CURRENT CONFLICT IN GAZA.
If they did this then there would be no student protests. These students are totally ignorant and don't know any of the facts about this conflict, please educate them.
sorry for caps.