‘Go Back to Class,’ Speaker Johnson Tells Protesting Students at Columbia University

The speaker said he would call the president to demand he send the National Guard to shut down the protests.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) holds a news conference at the Columbia University campus to call for the resignation of the university's president, Minouche Shafik, in New York City on April 24, 2024. Alex Kent/Getty Images

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) spoke to a loudly booing crowd at Columbia University on April 24 with a number of Republican lawmakers at his back.

Mr. Johnson delivered a stern address condemning the rise of anti-Semitic sentiments on campus.