Speaker’s Visit and National Guard Threat Stir Tensions Among Pro-Palestinian Protestors at Columbia University

Columbia University’s encampment leaders didn’t mince words about House Speaker Mike Johnson’s April 24 visit but had no comment when asked for a response to his threat of Congressional intervention. Gavin McInnes, the founder of the Proud Boys, was also reportedly seen on campus grounds on the same day, which upset some protestors. “Columbia’s welcoming of white supremacists onto campus yesterday contributed to an unsafe atmosphere,” Khymani James, encampment spokesperson, told reporters on April 25.  “Columbia allowed Gavin McInnes and House Speaker Mike Johnson onto our campus, choosing to appease right-wing extremists instead of listening to their own students,” said Mr. James, who is also a third-year student at Columbia College studying political science....