New York City Mayor Eric Adzms expects Columbia University to pick up some of the tab for the NYPD protest raid that was ultimately necessary for clearing out pro-Palestinian protesters from Hamilton Hall.
“We believe that they, too, should contribute to the cost,” the mayor told FOX5 when asked whether the Ivy League school should have to open its checkbook in the wake of the massive operation.
“One way to prevent the costs from escalating is to have a zero tolerance. As soon as the tents go up, it comes down. Do not allow this to continue to expand. That is what we saw at Columbia University and that is what we saw at CUNY as well.”
During recent press appearances, Adams has expressed his belief that outside agitators were responsible for driving the intially peaceful protests into violent territory.
Watch the clip below:
🚨⚠️BREAKING: Mayor Eric Adams of NYC asserts that protests at CCNY and Columbia have been hijacked by "outside agitators" affiliated with TERRORIST GROUPS, and a substantial number of those arrested were NOT students.
One of the “professional outside agitator” was married to… pic.twitter.com/RTG23I9yrG
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