Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Monday asking him to deploy the National Guard to protect Jewish American students on Columbia University’s campus where protests continue.
The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the letter to Biden, in which Hawley says Jewish Americans are currently at risk on college campuses. Hawley specifically cited Columbia University’s suspension of in-person classes on Passover due to ongoing protests that he described as “illegal pro-Hamas demonstrations.”
Hawley said Biden must immediately mobilize the “National Guard” and other “necessary authorities” to “ensure the safety of Jewish American students and the public.”
“In your statement on Passover, you said that “in recent days we have seen harassment and calls for violence against Jews.” This blatant anti-Semitism is reprehensible and dangerous. , and there is simply no place for it on a college campus or anywhere else in our country,” Hawley wrote in the letter. (Related: ‘It’s no longer an institution I recognize’: Robert Kraft disavows Columbia University over pro-Palestinian protests)
Read the letter here:
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“Now, we must match those words with action.” In 1957, pursuant to Executive Order 10730, President Dwight Eisenhower issued an order to ensure the safety of black students attending Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. We deployed the National Guard and the 101st Airborne Division. We also mobilized the National Guard and other necessary authorities to protect Jewish American students on Columbia University’s campus and other campuses where Jewish students were at risk. “‘Never’ means never again,” he added. (Related: Biden condemns anti-Semitism on campus as protests take over Columbia University)
Hawley also called on Biden earlier in the day to deploy the National Guard to the Senate chamber.
Last October, the Senate passed Sen. Hawley’s resolution condemning anti-Semitic student organizations.
The resolution passed only after Democrats first blocked it.
Now, Sen. Hawley is calling on Biden to deploy the National Guard to protect Jewish students on campus. pic.twitter.com/vSApcHse5Q
— Senator Hawley Press Office (@SenHawleyPress) April 22, 2024
The caller contacted the White House about the letter, but there was no immediate response.
