President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that 맥스카지노�order must prevail맥스카지노� as college campuses across the country face unrest over the war in Gaza.맥스카지노�Dissent is essential for democracy," he said at the White House. "But dissent must never lead to disorder.맥스카지노�Watch the president's full remarks in the video player aboveThe president also said the protests have not caused him to reconsider his approach to the war. Biden has occasionally criticized Israel's conduct but continued to supply it with weapons.Biden said the campus protests haven맥스카지노�t prompted him to rethink his Middle East policies, and he opposes sending in National Guard.Republicans have tried to turn scenes of unrest into a campaign cudgel against Democrats.Tension at colleges and universities has been building for days as some demonstrators refuse to remove encampments and administrators turn to law enforcement to clear them by force, leading to clashes that have seized attention from politicians and the media.But Biden's previous public comment came more than a week ago, when he condemned 맥스카지노�antisemitic protests맥스카지노� and 맥스카지노�those who don맥스카지노�t understand what맥스카지노�s going on with the Palestinians.맥스카지노�The White House, which has been peppered with questions by reporters, has gone only slightly further than the president. On Wednesday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden is 맥스카지노�monitoring the situation closely," and she said some demonstrations had stepped over a line that separated free speech from unlawful behavior.맥스카지노�Forcibly taking over a building," such as what happened at Columbia University in New York, "is not peaceful," she said. "It맥스카지노�s just not.맥스카지노�Biden has never been much for protesting. His career in elected office began as a county official when he was only 28 years old, and he맥스카지노�s always espoused the political importance of compromise over zealousness.As college campuses convulsed with anger over the Vietnam War in 1968, Biden was in law school at Syracuse University.맥스카지노�I맥스카지노�m not big on flak jackets and tie-dyed shirts,맥스카지노� he said years later. 맥스카지노�You know, that맥스카지노�s not me.맥스카지노�Despite the White House's criticism and Biden's refusal to heed protesters' demands to cut off U.S. support for Israel, Republicans blame Democrats for the disorder and have used it as a backdrop for press conferences.맥스카지노�We need the president of the United States to speak to the issue and say this is wrong," House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said on Tuesday. "What맥스카지노�s happening on college campuses right now is wrong.맥스카지노�Johnson visited Columbia with other members of his caucus last week. House Republicans sparred with protesters while speaking to the media at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.Former President Donald Trump, his party's presumptive nominee, also criticized Biden in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News.맥스카지노�Biden has to do something,맥스카지노� he said. 맥스카지노�Biden is supposed to be the voice of our country, and it맥스카지노�s certainly not much of a voice. It맥스카지노�s a voice that nobody맥스카지노�s heard.맥스카지노�He repeated his criticisms on Wednesday during a campaign event in Waukesha, Wisconsin.맥스카지노�The radical extremists and far-left agitators are terrorizing college campuses, as you possibly noticed," Trump said. 맥스카지노�And Biden맥스카지노�s nowhere to be found. He hasn맥스카지노�t said anything."Kate Berner, who served as deputy communications director for Biden맥스카지노�s campaign in 2020, said Republicans already tried the same tactic four years ago during protests over George Floyd맥스카지노�s murder by a police officer.맥스카지노�People rejected that,맥스카지노� she said. 맥스카지노�They saw that it was just fearmongering. They saw that it wasn맥스카지노�t based in reality.맥스카지노�Apart from condemning antisemitism, the White House has been reluctant to directly engage on the issue.Jean-Pierre repeatedly deflected questions during a briefing on Monday.Asked whether protesters should be disciplined by their schools, she said 맥스카지노�universities and colleges make their own decisions맥스카지노� and "we맥스카지노�re not going to weigh in from here.맥스카지노�Pressed on whether police should be called in, she said 맥스카지노�that's up to the colleges and universities.맥스카지노�When quizzed about administrators rescheduling graduation ceremonies, she said 맥스카지노�that is a decision that they have to decide" and 맥스카지노�that is on them.맥스카지노�Biden will make his own visit to a college campus on May 19 when he's scheduled to deliver the commencement address at Morehouse University in Atlanta.___Associated Press writer Adriana Gomez Licon in Miami and White House Correspondent Zeke Miller contributed to this report.