Democratic Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro condemned pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University as 'unacceptable.'
during its war with Hamas. The most visible protest has been at Columbia, where protesters have forced it to adopt hybrid classes. The demonstrations drew the attention of Shapiro, who condemned university leadership for not taking action to shut them down.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a President Joe Biden campaign event in Scranton, Pa., Tuesday, April 16, 2024. “What we’re seeing at Columbia and what we’re seeing in some campuses across America, where universities can’t guarantee the safety and security of their students, it’s absolutely unacceptable,” he“If the universities in accordance with their policies can’t guarantee the safety and security and well-being of the students, then I think it is incumbent upon a local mayor or local governor or local town councilor, whoever is the local leadership there, to step in and enforce the law,” Shapiro...
While Republicans have almost unanimously condemned the protests, Democrats are more split, with the divide being largely between the younger, progressive movement and older establishment. Shapiro is one of a handful of elected Democrats who have taken a firm stance against them.of the Columbia protesters, condemning the decision of New York to deploy police to deal with them as “horrific.”
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