Biden Delivers a 3-Minute Statement on College Campus Protests

Biden Good morning Before ░░░░░░░░ head to North Carolina ░░░░░░░░ wanted to speak a ░░░░░░░░ moments about what s ░░░░░░░░ on on our college ░░░░░░░░ here We ve all ░░░░░░░░ the images and they ░░░░░░░░ to the test to ░░░░░░░░ fundamental American principles excuse ░░░░░░░░ The first is the ░░░░░░░░ to free speech and ░░░░░░░░ people to peacefully assemble ░░░░░░░░ make their voices heard ░░░░░░░░ second is the rule ░░░░░░░░ law Both must be ░░░░░░░░ We are not an ░░░░░░░░ nation where we silence ░░░░░░░░ or squash dissent The ░░░░░░░░ people are heard In ░░░░░░░░ peaceful protest is in ░░░░░░░░ best tradition of how ░░░░░░░░ respond to consequential issues ░░░░░░░░ but neither are we ░░░░░░░░ lawless country We re ░░░░░░░░ civil society and order ░░░░░░░░ prevail Throughout our history ░░░░░░░░ ve often faced moments ░░░░░░░░ this because we are ░░░░░░░░ big diverse free thinking ░░░░░░░░ freedom loving nation In ░░░░░░░░ like this there are ░░░░░░░░ those who rush in ░░░░░░░░ score political points But ░░░░░░░░ isn t a moment ░░░░░░░░ politics it s a ░░░░░░░░ for clarity So let ░░░░░░░░ be clear peaceful protests ░░░░░░░░ America violent protest is ░░░░░░░░ protected peaceful protest is ░░░░░░░░ s against the law ░░░░░░░░ violence occurs Destroying property ░░░░░░░░ not a peaceful protest ░░░░░░░░ s against the law ░░░░░░░░ trespassing breaking windows shutting ░░░░░░░░ campuses forcing the cancellation ░░░░░░░░ classes and graduations None ░░░░░░░░ this is a peaceful ░░░░░░░░ Threatening people intimidating people ░░░░░░░░ fear in people is ░░░░░░░░ peaceful protest It s ░░░░░░░░ the law Dissent is ░░░░░░░░ to democracy but dissent ░░░░░░░░ never lead to disorder ░░░░░░░░ to denying the rights ░░░░░░░░ others so students can ░░░░░░░░ the semester and their ░░░░░░░░ education Look it s ░░░░░░░░ a matter of fairness ░░░░░░░░ s a matter of ░░░░░░░░ s right There s ░░░░░░░░ right to protest but ░░░░░░░░ the right to cause ░░░░░░░░ People have the right ░░░░░░░░ get an education the ░░░░░░░░ to get a degree ░░░░░░░░ right to walk across ░░░░░░░░ campus safely without fear ░░░░░░░░ being attacked But let ░░░░░░░░ be clear about this ░░░░░░░░ well There should be ░░░░░░░░ place on any campus ░░░░░░░░ place in America for ░░░░░░░░ Semitism or threats of ░░░░░░░░ against Jewish students There ░░░░░░░░ no place for hate ░░░░░░░░ or violence of any ░░░░░░░░ whether it s anti ░░░░░░░░ Islamophobia or discrimination against ░░░░░░░░ Americans or Palestinian Americans ░░░░░░░░ s simply wrong There ░░░░░░░░ no place for racism ░░░░░░░░ America It s all ░░░░░░░░ It s UN American ░░░░░░░░ understand people have strong ░░░░░░░░ and deep convictions In ░░░░░░░░ we respect the right ░░░░░░░░ protect the right for ░░░░░░░░ to express that But ░░░░░░░░ doesn t mean anything ░░░░░░░░ It needs to be ░░░░░░░░ without violence without destruction ░░░░░░░░ hate and within the ░░░░░░░░ You know make no ░░░░░░░░ as president I will ░░░░░░░░ defend free speech and ░░░░░░░░ will always be just ░░░░░░░░ strong in standing up ░░░░░░░░ the rule of law ░░░░░░░░ s my responsibility to ░░░░░░░░ the American people my ░░░░░░░░ to the Constitution Thank ░░░░░░░░ very much.”