Dozens of GOP senators demand Biden protect Jewish students from ‘Pro-Hamas, antisemitic mobs’

More than half of the Senate GOP conference insisted the Biden administration “take action” Tuesday to safeguard Jewish college students across the country and restore order amid a spate of anti-Israel protests on campus.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) led a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, calling on them to brief lawmakers on their actions to quell the unrest by 5 p.m. Wednesday.

“You need to take action to restore order and protect Jewish students on our college campuses,” wrote Cotton and 25 of his Senate Republican colleagues. “President Biden issued a statement on Sunday, purporting to condemn the outbreak of anti-Semitism [sic].

“If that statement was serious, it must be accompanied by immediate action from your departments.”