Pro-Palestianian protesters gather near a main gate at Columbia University in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, just before New York City police officers cleared the area after a building was taken over by protesters earlier in the day. The …“I really think you have a lot of paid agitators, professional agitators in here too, and I see it all over,” Mr.told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday. “You know, when you see signs and they’re all identical, that means they’re being paid by a source.
New York Police Department officers wearing riot gear stormed Tuesday into the university’s administration building, Hamilton Hall, to remove protesters who occupied the building. “The decision to reach out to the NYPD was in response to the actions of the protesters, not the cause they are championing. We have made it clear that the life of campus cannot be endlessly interrupted by protesters who violate the rules and the law,” the school said.