Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., used an Earth Day press conference to praise students for coming together and calling the ongoing protests taking over campuses 'peaceful.'
During an Earth Day news conference, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., switched gears and called the student-led protests happening across college campuses across the country 'peaceful.' 'Today also serves as a reminder of the power of organizing, of what we can accomplish young people, climate advocates, labor organizers and working people of all backgrounds come together to demand the future. We all deserve.
The events of the last few days, especially last night, have made it clear that Columbia University’s Public Safety and the NYPD cannot guarantee Jewish students’ safety in the face of extreme antisemitism and anarchy,' Buechler wrote. 'It deeply pains me to say that I would strongly recommend you return home as soon as possible and remain home until the reality in and around campus has dramatically improved.
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