GOP Applauds Texas's Response to UT Austin Protest

Republicans from Texas cheered the state's Republican governor, Greg Abbott, and the University of Texas at Austin for their success in shutting down a pro-Palestinian protest within hours of it starting, The Washington Examiner reported.

"Take your intifada and shove it! Don't Mess with Texas," said Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, in a post on X. "This is how it is done @Columbia. Thank you @JCHartzell," state Rep. Craig Goldman wrote, tagging the president of UT Austin in his post.Out of hundreds of protesters, 50 people were arrested, the Texas Department of Public Safety told the Examiner on Thursday. Hundreds of state troopers were on campus Wednesday until they were able to successfully move the group from school buildings to a commercial street.

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