Current Events > Biden denounces takeover of campus building as protests escalate

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"The president believes that forcibly taking over a building on campus is absolutely the wrong approach.

That is not an example of peaceful protests," Kirby told reporters at a briefing.

While the president does have sweeping authority to federalize the National Guard, Kirby said such a move was not under consideration amid the latest developments at Columbia in New York City, where students entered the building, blocked doors and linked arms outside to form a barricade

good thing he's not up against civ 5 ghandi.

So he does nothing but say it is the wrong approach?

Not even considering doing anything about it.....

Still vote for him however in the general because Trump would be worse.

Are you saying he should send in the National Guard? What do you want them to do?

Yes, Trump would. And your constant pretending otherwise is disgusting. I'm certain you don't care, but every single time you do this I lose more and more respect for you.

Really, y'all are even complaining when I support Biden? What the hell do you want from me. If I said what I said without adding that he was better than Trump, people would have claimed I was pushing for Trump. So I literally say hey he is better than Trump and people are still upset.

The president believes that forcibly taking over a building on campus is absolutely the wrong approach. That is not an example of peaceful protests," Kirby told reporters at a briefing.

Really, y'all are even complaining when I support Biden? What the hell do you want from me. If I said what I said without adding that he was better than Trump, people would have claimed I was pushing for Trump. So I literally say hey he is better than Trump and people are still upset.

I mean, he's right. Probably a bad move to break windows and force themselves into the building

Sorry for misreading your intentions in this topic.

So genocide is okay but protesting is the wrong approach? This country is fucked.

Oh no a window!!!!

Oh wow, why didn't they consider the windows feelings?

He's criticizing a specific part of the protest. He's not saying protesting is bad.

Columbia made this mess by calling in the police. Making it a us vs them inflamed the protest.

I mean, he's right. Probably a bad move to break windows and force themselves into the building

He's criticizing a specific part of the protest. He's not saying protesting is bad.

I said what I said. It's probably a bad idea to break into a building in the name of the protest because it makes it seem forceful and rowdy, whether it's true or not.

His has admin has been attack all of the protest no matter how they go about it .

Yeah, what you said is stupid.

The NYPD has already started using force and arresting the peaceful protesters before tonight, but who cares about that right?

God forbid a window gets broken though.

People on here seem pretty certain that biden is going to "easily win." What if all the young people decide not to show up and all the old people do.

So did these end up being a lot of outside protestors?

Have they? I recall they criticized any anti-Semitic language or threats. They criticize specific parts of it. But I guess I understand if people think criticizing any aspect of it is defacto bad and hurts the cause. I don't agree with that though

She said the president had been clear: "We cant be silent here."
Silent is complicit, and we cant allow that. We believe in First Amendment rights. We believe in people being able to express themselves in a peaceful manner. But when were talking about hateful rhetoric, when were talking about violence, we have to call that out.

"Students should feel safe. Communities should feel safe, and you knowwe cant stay silent," Jean-Pierre said. "Obviously, it is a deeply painful moment. He sees that. He understands that, and he will always support and believe in free speech and debate and nondiscrimination on college campuses."

You can think the White House is being hypocritical and that their words don't match their actions in regards to Israel, but they are condemning specific parts of the protests.

A fox host talked about Anti Israel protest. And the Biden Admin made it about being racist .

https://mondoweiss.net/2023/10/the-shift-white-house-compares-palestine-activists-to-charlottesville-fascists/

The right to peaceful protest is literally a cornerstone of this countrys foundation and any politician decrying it is an enemy regardless of political affiliation.

A fox host talked about Anti Israel protest. And the Biden Admin made it about being racist .

https://mondoweiss.net/2023/10/the-shift-white-house-compares-palestine-activists-to-charlottesville-fascists/

Q Thank you, Karine. Does President Biden think the anti-Israel protesters in this country are extremists?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: What I can say is what weve been very clear about this: When it comes to antisemitism, there is no place. We have to make sure that we speak against it very loud and be and be very clear about that.

Remember, what the President decided when the President decided to run for president is what he saw in Charlottesville in 2017, when we he saw neo-Nazis marching down the streets of Charlottesville with vile, antisemitic just hatred.

And he was very clear then, and hes very clear now. Hes taken actions against this over the past two years. And hes continued to be clear: There is no place no place for this type of vile and despite despite this kind of rhetoric.

Q But we hear you guys, though, talk about extremists all the time. It is usually about MAGA extremists. So, what about these protesters who are making Jewish students

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I have been very, very clear

Q feel unsafe on college campuses? Are they extremists?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I have been very, very clear: We are calling out any form of hate any form of hate. It is not acceptable. It should not be acceptable here. And we are going to continue to call that out.

And let and let me be very clear: This is a president that has continued to have that fight in his office, in this administration. You know, when he repealed Trumps Muslim ban, on his very in first first day in office, that is something that this president did.

He also established an inter-policy committee to counter Islamophobia, antis- antisemitism, and related forms of bias and discrimination.

Weve taken this very, very, very seriously, from the President all the way on down.

She goes to length to not fall into his trap of calling them extremists and she's obviously saying that the white house condemns antisemitism from both the right (Charlottesville) and the left (however small this group of people are. )

She's calling out antisemitism, not the protestors

That's a stretch to say she compared them to Charlottesville.

She goes to length to not fall into his trap of calling them extremists and she's obviously saying that the white house condemns antisemitism from both the right (Charlottesville) and the left (however small this group of people are. )

She's calling out antisemitism, not the protestors

can they specify the instances of antisemitism?

because with the blanket use of the term it means nothing to say they are focusing on that, considering the diverse application of the term in current times.

So genocide is okay but protesting is the wrong approach? This country is fucked.

if you have nazis at your event and they aren't kicked out it is a nazi event. if we are seeing video of blatant anti semitism it is due to the events being anti semitic. it is not hard to advocate against the authoritarian bibi regime without signal boosting holocaust supporters