Biden says ‘order must prevail’ during campus protests over Gaza [Video]

President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that “order must prevail” as college campuses across the country face unrest over the war in Gaza.“Dissent is essential for democracy,” he said at the White House. “But dissent must never lead to disorder.”Watch the president’s full remarks in the video player aboveThe president also said the protests have not caused him to reconsider his approach to the war. Biden has occasionally criticized Israel’s conduct but continued to supply it with weapons.Biden said the campus protests haven’t prompted him to rethink his Middle East policies, and he opposes sending in National Guard.Republicans have tried to turn scenes of unrest into a campaign cudgel against Democrats.Tension at colleges and universities has been building for days as some demonstrators refuse to remove encampments and administrators turn to law enforcement to clear them by force, leading to clashes that have seized …