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House Speaker Mike Johnson waded into hostile scenes at Columbia University as the Republican confronted a mass of anti-Israel protestors on Wednesday.
Johnson brushed off the boos and jeers of students and instead condemned the protest, the latest in the 'virus of antisemitism'.
He slammed the crowds in Columbia as being 'lawless agitators and radicals' and questioned their ability to become 'leaders of America' - as he praised the Jewish students who remain committed to their education.
'We will not be silent while Jewish students are expected to run for their lives,' Johnson warned.
The crowd yelled and jeered in an attempt to rattle him but Johnson was unperturbed.
'Enjoy your free speech!' he replied.
Johnson brushed off the boos and jeers of students and instead condemned the protest, the latest in the 'virus of antisemitism'.
The Louisiana lawmaker arrived at the New York campus on Wednesday afternoon, hours after he called for the Columbia president to resign on a morning radio show.
'What we’re seeing on these college campuses across the country is disgusting and unacceptable,' Johnson told The Hugh Hewitt Show.
'Every leader in this country, every political official, every citizen of good conscience has to speak out and say that this is not who we are in America, and we have got to have accountability.'
His decision to challenge protestors in New York came two days after over 100 pro-Palestine students and faculty were arrested by the NYPD in furious scenes on nearby New York University (NYU) campus.
