The rise of pro-Palestine protests that have emerged on college campuses across the country will likely be the focus of this week’s Sunday news.
The protests, centered on aversion to Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza and the easing of the humanitarian crisis in the region, have highlighted major divisions in American politics and drawn the ire and support of politicians themselves. One of the most notable ongoing protests took place at Columbia University.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who will appear on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” this week, called on the Columbia president to do his “job or resign” as along with the protests have come concerns about security of Jewish students on campus. In a post on social media platform last weekhe compared the protests to the deadly rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017.
“I completely agree with the White House – these ‘protests’ are anti-Semitic, unconscionable and dangerous. Add a few tiki torches and it’s Charlottesville for these Jewish students,” Fetterman wrote in a statement Sunday night.
“To @Columbia President Minouche Shafik: Do your job or resign so Columbia can find someone to do it,” he added.
Ohio Senator JD Vance (R), who will appear on “Fox News Sunday” this week, also weighed in on the student demonstrations.
“My view of the protests on campus is very simple: I don’t care what your cause is, whether you’re pro-Israel or anti-Israel or whatever,” Vance said. he said Friday in a thread on X. “You cannot turn our public places into a garbage dump. No civilization should tolerate these camps. Get rid of them.”
“If you want to protest peacefully, that’s fine. It’s your right. But go home and shower at the end of the day,” he continued. “These camps are just disgusting. Wanting to participate in this is a mental illness.”
Vance also criticized sending more aid to Ukraine, but his opposition to the extra assistance was unimportant in the end. Earlier this week, President Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid package that includes aid to Ukraine and Israel.
“It’s a good day for America, it’s a good day for Europe, and it’s a good day for world peace,” Biden said in announcing he signed the legislation. “It will make America safer, it will make the world safer and it will continue America’s leadership in the world and everyone knows it.”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who will appear on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and CBS’ “Face the Nation” this week, said Tuesday that the long delay in giving More aid to Ukraine resulted in a reduction in the possibility of defeating Russia on the battlefield.
“Much of the hesitation and shortsightedness that has delayed this moment is premised on pure fiction. And I take no pleasure in refuting misguided fantasies,” McConnell said in a speech responding to lawmakers in the upper and lower houses who prolonged consideration of military aid to the Eastern European country.
“Make no mistake: the delay in providing Ukraine with the weapons to defend itself has harmed prospects for defeating Russian aggression. Hesitation and hesitation have compounded the challenges we face,” he said.
Below is the complete list Of the guests scheduled to appear on this week’s Sunday talk shows:
NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” — Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.).
ABC’s “This Week” — White House national security spokesman John Kirby.
NBC’s “Meet the Press” – Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.).
CBS’ “Face the Nation” -McConnell; Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.); UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.
CNN’s “State of the Union” — Sen. Lindsey Graham (RS.C.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.); Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R); Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D).
“Fox News Sunday” – Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.). “Sunday Morning Futures” from Fox News — Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization, Eric Trump; Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Florida); law professor Alan Dershowitz.
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