President Biden on Thursday said students have a right to demonstrate on college campuses but the pro-Palestine demonstrations have become “violent protest,” breaking more than a week of silence about the mayhem.

President Biden condemned violence and destruction on college campuses while defending the right for pro-Palestinian protesters to demonstrate.

President Joe Biden weighed in on the unrest on college campuses as a wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations has led to mass arrests, vandalism and some violent incidents, saying in brief remarks that “order must prevail.