White House avoided questions Monday on whether it would send the National Guard to quell protests at universities
NYPD arresting Columbia University anti-Israel protesters
Fox News’ CB Cotton reports that the 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment' received several warnings before the university president authorized the police to remove students.
As anti-Israel demonstrators continue to protest on campuses across the country, MSNBC host Chris Hayes sent out a social media post mocking calls for the National Guard to restore order at schools.
"I deleted a tweet because it was angrily glib, but the earnest point is that sending armed national guard troops to break up peaceful student protests is a terrible and dangerous idea," Hayes wrote Wednesday.
"I'm sure the National Guard shooting a few college kids will settle things down and shut everyone up," Hayes wrote on X, according to a purported screenshot of the since-deleted post.
ANTI-ISRAEL AGITATORS CONTINUE NATIONWIDE DISRUPTIONS WITH ESCALATIONS AT USC, HARVARD AND COLUMBIA
As anti-Israel demonstrators continue to protest on campuses across the U.S., MSNBC host Chris Hayes reportedly sent out a post mocking calls for the National Guard to restore order at schools. (Getty Images)
Hayes, who has called for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, has made other posts in reference to the arrest of protesters at universities.
"As a sheer tactical matter, mass arrests of the protesters seems to be having the opposite of its intended effect," he wrote Wednesday.
Hayes has also shared posts about the lack of "credible reporting" about "antisemitic incidents" at a protest at UT Austin.
I deleted a tweet because it was angrily glib, but the earnest point is that sending armed national guard troops to break up peaceful student protests is a terrible and dangerous idea.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) April 24, 2024
Here you go in case you want to see what the journalist said pic.twitter.com/Mu8LExDrfE
— Matt (@JustMattMichael) April 24, 2024
As a sheer tactical matter, mass arrests of the protesters seems to be having the opposite of its intended effect.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) April 24, 2024
A debate over how to stop the massive demonstrations at Columbia and other elite universities continues despite multiple visits from members of Congress.
Speaker Mike Johnson suggested Wednesday that the National Guard should be called in to quell the Gaza cease-fire protests at Columbia University if they don't peter out themselves.
Johnson and several House Republicans visited the New York City Ivy League school on Wednesday as tensions there escalate over demonstrations that have had several Jewish students speak out publicly about fear for their safety. Columbia University students and those attending its sister school, Barnard College, have set up a tent city on campus in protest of Columbia's investments in companies linked to Israel.
Police officers part of the Strategic Response Team standby during protests at Columbia University on April 22, 2024, in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Tensions over the issue almost reached a boiling point several times during Johnson's speech as pro-cease-fire student activists repeatedly heckled and tried to interrupt the Louisiana Republican with coordinated chants which included "We can't hear you" and "Mike, you s---."
The White House has largely remained silent over whether President Biden intends to deploy the National Guard to break up anti-Israel protests at Columbia University.
Columbia University did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
Jeffrey Clark is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. He has previously served as a speechwriter for a cabinet secretary and as a Fulbright teacher in South Korea. Jeffrey graduated from the University of Iowa in 2019 with a degree in English and History.
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