Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) mocked students protesting on college campuses after a report was released claiming that a Houthi-run university in Yemen will offer places to those suspended at U.S. universities.
“If a proxy for homicidal, Iranian-funded terrorism wants to foot your college education bill, you really might want to reevaluate things,” Fetterman posted on social platform.
His post included a screenshot of a Reuters report which details Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi bid to students as protests persist on college campuses across the country, resulting in more than 2,000 arrests.
“We are serious about welcoming students who have been suspended from US universities for supporting Palestinians,” a Sanaa University official told Reuters. “We are fighting this battle with Palestine in every way we can.”
The university released a statement applauding the “humanitarian” stance of the American students who demonstrated across the country and said they could continue their education in Yemen.
“The university board condemns what academics and students at US and European universities are being subjected to: the suppression of freedom of expression,” the school board said in a statement.
The Biden administration has labeled the Houthis a Specifically Designated Terrorist Group in response to attacks launched against international shipping companies in the Red Sea amid the Israel-Hamas war.
From the start of the war, Fetterman unequivocally supported Israel and its right to defend itself. He criticized the protests, admitting that protesting is a “great American value,” but thinks the demonstrations are “puppy tents” for Hamas.
Protesters rejected that characterization, saying they were only exercising their freedom of speech to protest Israel’s war crimes against Palestinian civilians.
Fetterman was among a group of lawmakers who last week called on the president of Columbia University to “do her job or resign” amid the ongoing unrest.
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