House Speaker Mike Johnson visited Columbia University Wednesday amid the now week-long protest, where he sharply criticized the college’s handling of the demonstrations.
“We have to bring order to these campuses,” Johnson told a gaggle of media as he spoke from the steps of the campus library.
Johnson joined with fellow Republican Congress members in attendance in calling for Columbia University Minouche Shafik to resign, charging that she has lost control of her students.
“We just can’t allow this kind of hatred and antisemitism to flourish on campuses, and it must be stopped in its tracks,” said Speaker Johnson. “Those who are perpetrating this violence should be arrested. I am here today joining my colleagues and calling on Shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to the chaos.
