Joe Biden Responds To Campus Unrest: “There’s The Right To Protest, But Not The Right To Cause Chaos”
deadline.comPresident Joe Biden weighed in on the unrest on college campuses as a wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations has led to mass arrests, vandalism and some violent incidents, saying in brief remarks that “order must prevail.” “There’s the right to protest, but not the right to cause chaos,” Biden said from the Roosevelt Room.
The president had been urged to make some kind of statement after weeks of demonstrations. In recent days, the occupation of a building at Columbia University and an encampment at UCLA have dominated press coverage.
The White House has grappled with a response to divisions on the left, with Palestinian and Arab Americans protesting Biden’s support for Israel in the aftermath of the Hamas terrorist attack.
That has raised doubts about Biden’s ability to hold the Democratic coalition that helped him win the White House in 2020. Demonstrators have referred to the president as “genocide Joe.” But the protests also have been seized upon by Donald Trump as a sign that Biden’s presidency has created chaos in the country, adding to other issues like the border.
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