{"id":2229483,"date":"2024-04-24T18:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T22:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-stares-down-jeers-at-hostile-columbia-university-enjoy-your-free-speech\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T18:18:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T22:18:59","slug":"mike-johnson-stares-down-jeers-at-hostile-columbia-university-enjoy-your-free-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-stares-down-jeers-at-hostile-columbia-university-enjoy-your-free-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Johnson confronts jeers at Columbia University: Embracing free speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmike-johnson-stares-down-jeers-at-hostile-columbia-university-enjoy-your-free-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2229483&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faced hostility from pro-Palestinian \u2062protesters at\u200b Columbia University, \u200cdemanding President Shafik&#8217;s resignation due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-hampshire-democratic-office-targeted-with-white-supremacist-and-antisemitic-messages\/\" title=\"New Hampshire Democratic office targeted with white supremacist and antisemitic messages\">escalating antisemitism<\/a>. Johnson, alongside \u200bHouse Republicans, \u2062denounced Shafik&#8217;s leadership and advocated for Jewish \u200cstudent safety. Despite opposition, their message of solidarity with Israel and \u200bJewish students resonated at the university. Speaker Mike\u200c Johnson\u2064 (R-LA) encountered \u2062opposition from pro-Palestinian demonstrators at\u200b Columbia University, who called for President Shafik&#8217;s resignation over increasing antisemitism. Johnson and\u200c House Republicans criticized Shafik&#8217;s governance and pushed for the protection of Jewish students. Their\u200d stance in support of Israel and Jewish students\u200c found \u200csupport amidst the challenging environment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Speaker <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protestors-shout-over-democrats-press-conference-on-nycs-illegal-immigration-crisis\/\" title=\"Protestors disrupt Democrats' press conference on NYC's immigration crisis.\">faced chants<\/a> and boos from pro-<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Palestinian<\/a> protesters who attempted to drown out <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Republicans<\/a>\u2018 speeches as they called on <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/columbia-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Columbia University<\/a> President Minouche Shafik to resign over rising <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\" title>antisemitism<\/a> on campus.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was joined by Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY), Anthony D\u2019Esposito (R-NY), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), and Virginia Foxx (R-NC) on Wednesday to blast Shafik for \u201cfailed\u201d leadership and her inability to keep Jewish students safe on campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m here to proclaim to all those who gnash their teeth and demand to wipe the State of Israel off the map and attack our innocent Jewish students this simple truth: Neither Israel, nor these Jewish students on this campus, will ever stand alone,\u201d Johnson said during a press conference at the university. <\/p>\n<p>While Johnson gave his speech, a large crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters were shouting, \u201cWe can\u2019t hear you,\u201d while others shouted \u201cfree Palestine\u201d and anti-Israel chants.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEnjoy your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">free speech<\/a>,\u201d Johnson said in response.<\/p>\n<p>The members had met with Shafik and encouraged her to restore order, Johnson said, but they did not leave the meeting feeling confident that she would act accordingly. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is time for President Shafik to resign in disgrace,\u201d Lawler said. \u201cShe has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-football-analogy-to-explain-democrats-election-cheating\/\" title=\"A Football Analogy to Explain Democrats' Election Cheating\">lost control<\/a> of this campus. She has lost control of this institution. And after listening to her comments inside, it is clear that she has no intention of getting this university under control and ensuring the safety and well-being of every student.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson called the pro-Palestinian encampment on the campus lawn \u201cdetestable\u201d and condemned Shafik and the university for allowing \u201clawless agitators and radicals to take over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey place a target on the backs of Jewish students in the United States and here on this campus,\u201d the speaker said of the protesters. \u201cA growing number of students have chanted in support of terrorists. They\u2019ve chased down Jewish students. They have mocked them and reviled them. They have shouted racial epithets. They have screamed at those who bear the Star of David.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media on the Lower Library steps on Columbia University\u2019s campus in New York on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo\/Stefan Jeremiah)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other members condemned the \u201cexplosion\u201d of antisemitism that has risen across hundreds of university campuses across the United States as a result of the war between Hamas and Israel, leading to clashes between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe inmates are running the asylum,\u201d Foxx said of Columbia\u2019s protests. \u201cTake back control of this once-great institution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019Esposito spoke directly to the protesters, saying \u201cyou are part of the problem.\u201d Lawler went even further to call the protesters a \u201cpathetic embarrassment to this institution and to students everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other House members have traveled to Columbia this week to condemn the rise in antisemitism. While not directly calling for Shafik\u2019s resignation, Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)\u00a0warned Shafik\u00a0to look at the presidents of Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, who resigned over their handling of campus antisemitism, as examples of \u201cwhat not to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s one theme that keeps coming up over and over again, which is the double standard,\u201d Moskowitz said of his conversations with Jewish parents. \u201cThey know, and you know, deep down, if this was any minority group, this wouldn\u2019t be happening. It wouldn\u2019t have gotten this far, but because it\u2019s Jews, we\u2019ve fallen into this weird category: Oh, we\u2019re not protected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week have called on President Joe Biden to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2974026\/hawley-demands-biden-send-national-guard-protect-jewish-students-colleges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"deploy the National Guard\">deploy the National Guard<\/a> to Columbia and other colleges. Johnson said at the conference that he planned on calling Biden after they left Columbia and \u201cshare with him what we have seen with our own two eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The speaker will \u201cdemand that he take action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is executive authority that\u2019d be appropriate. If this is not contained quickly, and if these threats and intimidation are not stopped, there is an appropriate time for the National Guard,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to bring order to these campuses,\u201d Johnson continued. \u201cWe cannot allow this to happen around the country. We are better than this. We are better than this. And I\u2019ll ask the president to do that, and I will tell him that very same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not all political figures were supportive of Johnson and the House Republicans\u2019 visit to campus on Wednesday. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) told reporters that Johnson is only sowing more division with his speech on Columbia\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think politicizing this and bringing the entourage to put a spotlight on this is only adding to the division,\u201d Hochul said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/04\/24\/mike-johson-columbia-new-york-hochul-00154114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to <em>Politico<\/em><\/a>. \u201cA speaker worth the title should really be trying to heal people and not divide them, so I don\u2019t think it adds to anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a speech, Mike Johnson (R-LA) encountered disruptive pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. Amid calls for President Shafik to step down due to increased antisemitism, House Republicans, including Reps. Lawler, D\u2019Esposito, Malliotakis, and Foxx, raised their voices on the issue. 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