Tue Apr 23, 2024 AT 10:17 AM EDT
GOP Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Tom Cotton of Arkansas called on President Joe Biden Monday to deploy the National Guard to colleges where pro-Palestinian protesters have staged sit-ins and other disruptive activities to focus public attention on the conflict in the Middle East.
Cotton called on the Biden administration to “break up” the pro-Palestinian groups on Columbia’s campus if Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul fails to take control of the situation by deploying the New York National Guard.
And Hawley posted on X it was “time for Biden to call out the National Guard at our universities to protect Jewish Americans.” Read Full Story