Biden speaks on campus clashes: ‘Violent protest is not protected’ - VOA News.
President Joe Biden has defended the right to free speech but says “order must prevail” on college campuses.
After weeks of pro-Palestinian protests escalating in universities across the United States, President Joe Biden addressed the nation Thursday, underscoring that the right to free speech and the rule of law must both be upheld.
“Order must prevail,” he said from the White House, even as he stressed that dissent is “essential for democracy.
“We are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people or squash dissent,” he said. “The American people are heard. In fact, peaceful protest is in the best tradition of how Americans respond to consequential issues.”
Biden said he does not support calls by some Republican lawmakers including House Speaker Mike Johnson to send in the National Guard to quell protests.
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