Mke Johnson will visit Columbia to call on President Shafik to resign as the campus experiences a rise in antisemitism.
In an interview with Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday morning, Johnson called what’s happening at Columbia under Shafik’s leadership “unconscionable.”
Johnson’s interview comes hours before he is set to meet with Jewish students at Columbia University and have a meal with Rabbi Yuda Drizin, followed by a press conference where he will be joined by several New York House Republicans. The speaker’s office confirmed to thethat Reps. Mike Lawler , Anthony D’Esposito , Nicole Malliotakis , and Virginia Foxx will be in attendance.
Ahead of Johnson’s visit, Columbia announced it extended negotiations with pro-Palestinian student leaders to clear the encampments on the school’s lawn before further action is taken against them. Originally, protesters had a deadline of Tuesday to clear out before police may have stepped in to dismantle the encampment. However, the university cited significant progress had been made in discussions with the student leaders and said another 48-hour extension has been given.
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