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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the 'current Administration' supports Americans' right to protest, adding that only a 'small percentage of students' are causing campus 'disruptions,' speaking at a press briefing in Washington, DC on Wednesday.
"We are talking about protecting students and making sure that they feel safe on campus, we're talking about a small group of students who are disrupting that ability for students to have that academic experience," Karine Jean-Pierre said.
She said that 'Americans have the right to peacefully protest within the law that is incredibly important and we also have to condemn hate, we have to get out the anti-Semitism that is something that this president believes.'
Hours earlier, police stormed the campus of Columbia University, where pro-Palestinian protests were taking place and which had been taken over by students, after which about 100 people were detained. In addition to Columbia University, similar protests are taking place at dozens of other higher education institutions across the country, where pro-Palestinian activists are most actively opposing Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip.
'Small percentage of students' causing US campus 'disruption' - WH spox on continuous protests across country
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the 'current Administration' supports Americans' right to protest, adding that only a 'small percentage of students' are causing campus 'disruptions,' speaking at a press briefing in Washington, DC on Wednesday.
"We are talking about protecting students and making sure that they feel safe on campus, we're talking about a small group of students who are disrupting that ability for students to have that academic experience," Karine Jean-Pierre said.
She said that 'Americans have the right to peacefully protest within the law that is incredibly important and we also have to condemn hate, we have to get out the anti-Semitism that is something that this president believes.'
Hours earlier, police stormed the campus of Columbia University, where pro-Palestinian protests were taking place and which had been taken over by students, after which about 100 people were detained. In addition to Columbia University, similar protests are taking place at dozens of other higher education institutions across the country, where pro-Palestinian activists are most actively opposing Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip.
Mandatory credit: White House
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the 'current Administration' supports Americans' right to protest, adding that only a 'small percentage of students' are causing campus 'disruptions,' speaking at a press briefing in Washington, DC on Wednesday.
"We are talking about protecting students and making sure that they feel safe on campus, we're talking about a small group of students who are disrupting that ability for students to have that academic experience," Karine Jean-Pierre said.
She said that 'Americans have the right to peacefully protest within the law that is incredibly important and we also have to condemn hate, we have to get out the anti-Semitism that is something that this president believes.'
Hours earlier, police stormed the campus of Columbia University, where pro-Palestinian protests were taking place and which had been taken over by students, after which about 100 people were detained. In addition to Columbia University, similar protests are taking place at dozens of other higher education institutions across the country, where pro-Palestinian activists are most actively opposing Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip.