White House condemns Columbia student protest leader who called for Zionists to die
The president’s team responded to footage that resurfaced Thursday nights of incendiary remarks.
President Joe Biden’s White House waded into the uproar over student protesters at Columbia University, criticizing an organizer of the encampment for past antisemitic comments that resurfaced this week.
“These dangerous, appalling statements turn the stomach and should serve as a wakeup call,” deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement. “It is hideous to advocate for the murder of Jews. President Biden has been clear that violent rhetoric, hate speech, and Antisemitic remarks have no place in America whatsoever, and he will always stand against them.”
The statement from the White House came after a video resurfaced Thursday night of a January disciplinary hearing of Khymani James, one of the lead student organizers behind the Columbia protests. In the video, James said he believed “Zionists don’t deserve to live.” He also said people should “be grateful that I’m not just going out and murdering Zionists.”
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News: WH spokesperson Andrew Bates responds to the reporting on Columbia student leader of recent protests who said at a disciplinary hearing in January that “Zionists don’t deserve to live”
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