Violent protest is not protected. Peaceful protest is.
It's against the law when violence occurs.
Destroying property is not a peaceful protest,
it's against the law. Vandalism,
trespassing, breaking windows, shutting down campuses,
forcing the cancellation of classes and graduations.
None of this is a peaceful protest.
There should be no place on any campus,
no place in America for anti-Semitism or threats of violence
against Jewish students.
There is no place for hate speech.
Or violence of any kind.
Whether it's anti-Semitism, Islamophobia or discrimination against Arab Americans or
Palestinian Americans.
It's simply wrong. There's no place for racism in America.
It's all wrong. It's unamerican.
I understand people have strong feelings and deep convictions in
America.
We respect the right and protect the right for them
to express that.
But it doesn't mean anything goes.
It needs to be done without violence,
without destruction. Without hate and within the law.
Forced you to reconsider any of the policies with regard
to the region.
Thank you, Mr. President. Do you think the National Guard
should intervene?
No, Mr. President.