McConnell says university presidents need to “get control of the situation” amid protests [Video]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took a measured approach Thursday on how to handle the pro-Palestinian demonstrations erupting on university campuses, saying he’d wait to see if university presidents “can get control of the situation” before taking more forceful measures. 

McConnell made the comments in an interview with “Face the Nation” moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan. 

Demonstrations against U.S. support to Israel have erupted at campuses nationwide, notably at Ivy League institutions Columbia University and Yale University, which have been roiled by accusations of antisemitism. Protesters have been arrested on both of those campuses. 

House Speaker Mike Johnson met with Jewish students at Columbia Universityon Wednesday, and although he was greeted with loud boos, he told CBS News it was time to call in the National Guard. After protests at the University of Texas at Austin, the Texas National Guard said it was “aware and prepared” to respond to protests on Wednesday that …