Biden Urges Order as Arrests and Chaos Rise at Pro-Palestinian College Protests Nationwide
George Washington University is among the colleges nationwide where students have staged pro-Palestinian protests. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
President Joe Biden, in his first remarks since April 22, addressed the escalating pro-Palestinian demonstrations on American college campuses in a strongly-worded speech where he noted that there’s a delicate balance between dissent and disorder in a democratic society.
“Dissent is essential for democracy,” Biden asserted, “but dissent must never lead to disorder.”