House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks at a podium surrounded by press and lawmakers on the steps of Low Library

House Speaker Johnson Holds Press Conference on Columbia's Steps as Encampment Enters Its Second Week

One week after the first mass arrests on Columbia’s campus, the protest had drawn the attention of the most powerful figure in the House of Representatives. On April 24, Speaker Mike Johnson traveled to Morningside Heights and held a press conference on the steps of Low Library — just yards from the encampment he came to condemn. Speaker Mike Johnson addresses a bank of microphones on the steps of Low Library....

April 24, 2024 · 2 min · 426 words · Leon Zhou