GOP Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) on Monday emphasized the need for “consequences” against those involved in the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.
“I mean there are consequences to actions. That’s what some of these folks don’t seem to understand. You can’t call for the eradication of Jews and think everything is going to be just okay because you’re entitled to free speech,” Lawler said Monday in an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill.”
Lawler was responding to comments made by the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Isra Hirsi, who was among the more than 100 students arrested last week for participating in cease-fire protests at Columbia.
Hirsi was also among three students suspended from Barnard College, cutting off her access to food and housing. In an interview with Teen Vogue, Hirsi said she has been “basically evicted” after the suspension and is concerned about her…
