President Joe Biden has spoken out for the first time following violence and arrests during demonstrations at multiple US universities, saying: “There is a right to protest but not a right to cause chaos.”
Tension at universities across America have been building for days as demonstrators have refused to remove encampments and administrators have called in law enforcement to break them up.
There have been clashes between pro-Palestinian activists and counter-protesters, as well as between demonstrators and police.
Speaking at the White House today, Mr Biden said “order must prevail”.
He continued: “Dissent is essential for democracy. But dissent must never lead to disorder.”
Overnight, police arrested pro-Palestinian protestors on multiple campuses, including at the University of California, Los Angeles (ULCA), where officers in riot gear fired rubber bullets at demonstrators.
Protestors had set up an encampment of tents on the university’s Royce Quad area. This was torn down by police.
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