President Biden is being called out for his conspicuous absence as anti-Israel agitators grow increasingly confrontational on campuses across America.
After weeks of protests amid the war in Gaza, universities are cracking down on anti-Israel encampments that have taken over their campuses, in some cases breaking into and taking over buildings. There have been hundreds of arrests at Columbia, Yale and UCLA and elsewhere.
Biden, despite often speaking about political extremism, has been widely criticized for not coming out himself and condemning the sometimes violent agitators.
The White House on Wednesday announced that Biden will deliver a speech next Tuesday on Capitol Hill for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Annual Days of Remembrance ceremony. The speech will reportedly address the campus protests and rising antisemitism in the country.
Former President Donald Trump told Sean Hannity on Tuesday night that Biden has to “strengthen up and he’s …