Johnson tells Columbia protesters to 'go back to class'

NEW YORK — Speaker Mike Johnson said he will call Joe Biden and demand the president send the National Guard to Columbia University — an escalation after protesters constantly shouted him and other Republicans down during a visit to the campus Wednesday.

Johnson, flanked by GOP lawmakers from New York and elsewhere, repeated his calls for the university’s embattled president to step down. But protesters shouted “who are you people?” “Mike, you suck!” and chanted “free Palestine,” making it almost impossible for the gaggle of reporters and others to hear the speaker.

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[Frank.]

Perhaps the Congress should go back to class.

[keithroberts]

Maybe he should go back to remember who he works for. It’s We the People, not Israel and Ukraine. The speaker seems to have forgotten who he works for

[ayushsinha]

The irony of telling students to go back to class while you ban books at other times

[Darkmattermonkey]

Well, considering he just helped pass a bill that he initially promised he would not ever pass… intimidation and bullying does work! At least in the government.

[goddess_of_Kratos]

They sure as hell can't bully Israel, potatoes

[MaryamofShomal]

Amen Speaker 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 These people, many of whom I doubt are even attending Columbia, have horrible parents who utterly and completely failed them.

[jlkwgnm]

oh the irony " stop wasting your parents money "
just after he bilks American taxpayers for another $95 *BILLION*

[pamkirschner]

The right to protest somethibg that by most measures has gone very awry

[mariankeller]

After the protests..what do you think will happen next?

[maxprize]

They’ll let anyone into Ivy League colleges these days if you have the right complexion and/or ethnicity.

[susansourby]

The USA IQ quotient has dropped 7 points. Clearly, these students reflect that fact.