Speaker Mike Johnson calls on Columbia University's president to resign amid pro-Palestinian protest

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Published 2024-04-24
House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke out against the growing antisemitism on U.S. college campuses and called for Columbia University's president to resign.

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All Comments (21)
  • @BM-be6xu
    One sidedness will not solve the problem. We are in a sad state because intelligence and politics do not coexist in our community.
  • We need leaders (regardless of party affiliation) who have qualities like unquestioned loyalty, of selflessness, of a well-trained mind, of recognized ability & mature experience.
  • He should’ve announced that flights to Gaza are waiting on tarmacs. Go right now. I’ll chip in more tax dollars for the transportation
  • Good to see young intelligent people protesting against war criminals amid the destruction, ethnic cleansing and genocide being perpetrated by Israel in Gaza. Truly immoral and disturbing.
  • @ATLSTLCurls
    You'll notice he makes no mention whatsoever of WHY these students are protesting. Anti-Semitism is never okay, but neither is what's happening in Gaza...to innocent people!
  • @JohnFelinn
    Shame on Israeli apartheid and its supporters
  • @AOsk-qi9xp
    These street theatres are familiar. The same pattern is happening at the election year. The same that they orchestrated during summer 2020 by BLM show.
  • @byLizzDevine
    The Speaker’s Role The Constitution’s Article 1, Section 2, spells out a very broad role for the Speaker: “The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.” The Founders’ vision appeared to be for the Speaker to serve as a parliamentarian and peace maker, more along the lines of the Speaker in the British House of Commons. In 1811, Henry Clay became the first dynamic national political figure to assume the role of Speaker of the House. Since Clay’s three terms in the House, various Speakers have used different leadership styles in their critical jobs as national party spokesperson and House institutional leader. Since Clay’s time, the role of Speaker of the House has become more complex as the size of government has grown. Today, the Speaker of the House serves in several major constitutional roles. The Speaker is the majority political party leader in the House, which on its own is one of the most powerful jobs in Washington. In addition, the Speaker controls the order of all institutional business on the House floor. The Speaker also votes on business as needed as a representative from a Congressional district. In these positions, the Speaker plays a key role as negotiator between the House and president and with the Senate, and as the point person for the House’s fundamental role in originating and passing legislation and controlling “the power of the purse” to tax and spend taxpayer money. The Speaker also is second in line (after the vice president) to the presidency under the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, and the Speaker plays a role in the 25th Amendment’s process of dealing with the event of a presidential disability.
  • @amakrid
    Today, on April 3rd, 2024 around 11 o’clock, an unlawful eviction was initiated by Israeli Police on the grounds of the Cow’s Garden located within the premises of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Christian Armenian Patriarchate said in a statement. The eviction began with the destruction of Armenian Patriarchate property, and assaults on clergy and indigenous Armenians. The officer leading the eviction was Assaf Harel. The group of officers were asked to present permits for the eviction, the destruction of property, and physical removal of priests and indigenous Armenians from the premises. According to the Patriarchate, permits or court orders were not presented and they continued to protect and assist the representatives of Xana Gardens in their destruction of property. During attempts to stop the unlawful activity, several members of the police continued to state that they have come with permits without ever presenting them. The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem is one of the Custodians of the Holy Land and overseers of one of the four Quarters of Jerusalem. We fully expect the due process that is purportedly granted to all within Jerusalem and demand answers from the Israeli Police and the Israeli Government for their participation in today’s events. It is clear that today’s provocations are an attempt to set a precedent against the Armenian Quarter and its lawful lands. We will continue to stand our ground and ask for Christians worldwide to spotlight these never-ending encroachments on the peaceful Armenian Christian community,” the Patriarchate stated.
  • @fred3671
    Well said. Now you need to have a little talk with those (MTG for one) who are also anti-Semitisim and racist.