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 CNNHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), speaking to CNN right after his cold reception by pro-Palestine Columbia University student protesters, said he wasn't surprised by the situation, since he was there to essentially issue a reprimand.
Johnson told Erin Burnett that he and the other Republican lawmakers who joined him on campus had a message for the students.
"I'm not surprised that they didn't welcome our visit, because we're calling out their activities," Johnson said. "The point we tried to make today is that this is not who we are as Americans. This is not an expression of the First Amendment. This is not an exchange of ideas. This is threats and intimidation of violence against Jewish students for who they are, for their faith, and that's a terrible trend that's going on in the country right now."
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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