Escalating Campus Protests Pose New Challenges for Biden

Some protesters say that their anti-war campaign is reminiscent of the demonstrations against the Vietnam War almost 60 years ago.
Escalating Campus Protests Pose New Challenges for Biden
President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at Hillsborough Community College’s Dale Mabry campus in Tampa, Fla., on April 23, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Emel Akan
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Pro-Palestinian protests are sweeping across U.S. college campuses, posing a fresh political challenge for President Joe Biden amid growing anti-Semitic incidents.

At Columbia University, the epicenter of recent protests, students have persisted in their anti-Israel encampment for the past two weeks, occupying a large portion of the lawn that stretches between the institution’s two iconic buildings, Butler Library and Low Memorial Library.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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