US president Joe Biden said the US wasn’t an authoritarian country and the right to protest was protected but ‘vandalism, trespassing, breaking windows’ would not be tolerated during an address from the White House on the student campus Gaza protests. ‘We are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people and squash dissent … but neither are we a lawless country,’ said Biden
'The US is not authoritarian': students have right to protest, not vandalism, says Biden – video
May 2, 2024