Campaigns process for selecting a running mate for the former president. And then Michael Newton on the process of prosecuting war crimes in the International Criminal court in the context of the both israelhamas war and russias invasion of ukraine. Washington journal starts now. Host good morning. We begin the conversation on the campus protests around the country. Will it impact your vote in 2024 . Democrats, dialing this morning at 202 7488000. Republicans, 202 7488001. Independents, 202 7488002. Join us in a text, including first name, city, and state at 202 7488003. Or on facebook. Com cspan and you can also post on x with the handle, cspanwj. While we wait for calls, lets begin with President Bidens unexpected remarks on this yesterday. The Washington Post this morning frames it this way, biden calls for peace on campus. Here is a little bit of what he had to say. [video clip] pres. Biden there should be no place on any campus or in america for antisemitism or violence. There is no place for hate speech, whether it is islamophobia, discrimination against palestinian americans, it is simply wrong. There is no place for racism in america. I understand people have strong feelings and deep convictions. In america, we respect and protect the right for them to express that, but it doesnt mean anything goes. It needs to be done without violence and destruction, without hate, and within the law. Make no mistake, as president , i will always defend free speech and be just as strong standing up for the rule of law, that is my responsibility and obligation to the constitution. Thank you very much. [indiscernible] have there protests forced do to reconsider guarding the region . Pres. Biden no. Do think the National Guard should intervene . Pres. Biden no. [end video clip] host President Biden on thursday. Wall street journal this morning, biden under pressure from democrats and republicans to address the growing campus protests and remarks hastily scheduled, he condemned violence while acknowledging the peaceful protests and how americans respond to consequential issues. Some pressure came from his rival in the 2020 four election cycle, former President Trump accusing President Biden of not speaking out more forcefully. Heres what trump had to say to rally on wednesday. [video clip] think of it, he has not been heard from. You have a problem like that, you should talk to the people, but there is a big fever in our country and hes not talking. But if he did, it wouldnt matter. I think it would make it worse. Many of them are not students and they come from foreign countries. Thousands are from foreign countries. I was wondering about that, where do these people come from . To every College President , i say, vanquish the radicals and take back our campuses for all of the normal students who would like a safe place from which to learn. [end video clip] host that was the former president on wednesday at a rally, campaign rally. This morning, do these campaign protests impact your 2024 vote . If so, we would like to hear from you. If they are not in your top list of issues, we would like to hear from you, as well. Let us know why not. Here is how we have divided the lines. Democrats, 202 7488000. Republicans, 202 7488001. Independents, 202 7488002. Also, as we said, text us, include your first name, city and state at 202 7488003. Or you can go to facebook. Com cspan and on x, cspanwj. Robert in indiana, republican. Will these protests impact your vote in 2024 . Caller well [laughter] he condones it, but he dont say what hes going to do about it. Just three minutes and he is gone. Hes like a broken record. He is not running this country. I dont know who is running it. I have ver im 87 years old, and i have never in my life seen a country le we have got. Theyeed to put the National Guard at these colleges. Personally, i think ey ought to close all the colges. They just go there to party or district. They dont go there to learn. We just need someone to get the country straightened out. Host in indiana. Paul in new york, republican. Your turn. Caller good morning. The protests will not affect my vote for the upcoming election. I would never vote for joe biden. Looking at the way he has handled everything going on right now, he cannot come out and speak. These are paid agitators going into these campuses and doing these takeovers. They are not protests or encampments, this is takeover. This needs to be stopped. Aoc, Bernie Sanders are all for this garbage i need to be voted out of office and need to be voted out of office. Host what motivates you to vote if not issues like this one . Caller i just paid 3. 75 a gallon in new york state for gas. It wasnt like that when donald trump was in office. Groceries are expensive. Host so it is the economy, paul. Caller the border is a mess. Trump had the border so not. It was nice when he was in office trump had the border sewn up. It was nice when he was in office. Biden, what the hell are you doing . Host the Associated Press reporting, the demonstrations began at columbia on april 17, with students calling for an end to the israel hamas or, which has killed more than 34,000 palestinians in the gaza strip according to the Health Ministry there. Israel launched a defensive and gaza after hamas militants killed about 1200 people, sleep civilians, on october 7 and took 250 hostages in an attack on southern israel. On april 18, nypd cleared an encampment and arrested roughly 100 protesters. The demonstration set up new tenants and escalated their actions early on tuesday. An Administration Building was similarly seized in 1960 eight by students protesting racism in the vietnam war. Heres President Biden yesterday on the level of unrest seen across College Campuses in america. [video clip] pres. Biden let me be clear, peaceful protest in america, violent protest is not protected. He spoke protest is. It is against the law when violence occurs. This during property is not a peaceful protest. It is against the law. Vandalism, trespassing, breaking windows, shutting down campuses, forcing the cancellation of classes and graduation, none of this is a peaceful protest. Threatening and intimidating people, it is not peaceful protest. It is against the law. Dissent is essential to democracy but it must never lead to disorder or to denying the rights of others so students cannot finish their college education. It is a matter of fairness and what is right. There is the right to protest, but not the right to cause chaos. [end video clip] host more from President Bidens remarks at the white house yesterday, they were unscheduled, and the newspapers reporting he hasnt said anything publicly about them in nearly two weeks. This morning, we would like to know, will these protests and this issue that students are protesting impact your vote in 2024 . The former president outside of the hush money trial in new york yesterday also talked about these protests. Here is what he had to say. [video clip] on the colleges and universities, it is a shame. I am so proud of new yorks finest and the great people. There are so many, they are incredible. Likewise, in los angeles, they did a really good job at ucla. Very much embedded. This is the radical left. This is a movement from the left, not the right. The right is not your problem, despite what Law Enforcement likes to say. The fbi director says that he worries about the rights. Dont worry about the right. It is fine. Worry about the left. This is a movement from the left, these are radical, left lunatics who need to be stopped now. This is going to get worse and worse, and they take over countries, ok. We are not letting them take over the usa. We are not letting the radical left more rounds take over this country. You cannot let that happen, and the Law Enforcement and people doj, instead of going after donald trump, they ought to look at what is happening in their own offices. We are not going to let this country fail. Thank you. [end video clip] host former president in new york yesterday on campus protests. Will this impact your 2024 vote . Robert in texas, independent. What do you say . Caller i am that im 79 years old, i spent my early career in the navy, in which i fervently believe that the u. S. Service was the best there was. Worked under president johnson, president nixon, president carter, on and on and on. I fervently believed in everything we were doing, but i now realize the entire system has been organized by crooked corporations and that we are all subject to those corporations. Host you have to tie this back to the question we are asking, will campus protest impacted 2024 vote . Caller it will. It is against all those crooks that backed up our Current Administration which put only a man in front of the store shaking hands will everybody in the back was asking for money. Host leroy, baltimore, democrat. Caller good morning. No, these protests will not expect more votes. I believe in peaceful protests, yes, i do because they have the right to protest, but what will affect my vote is im definitely voting for joe biden because the other guy, donald trump, incited a riot on the capitol. I remember in days going to school, we put our hands over our heart and said the pledge of allegiance to our constitution. This other guy incited a riot, and he said he did not when people storm the capitol. It will not affect my vote. Let me hear your reactions to open with the New York Times headlines reaction to the New York Times headline, President Bidens bid is under a new threat from the powerful combination of two conflicts rudy has little direct control over israels war with hamas and the deepening rift in the u. S. Over americas role in it. The two crises unfolded aisles away from each other, merging to crystallize a wider set of division in the United States society that are challenging bidens shaky political standing. How do you respond . Caller right, he is fighting two wars at the same time. You can only do so much, one man can only do so much. He is fighting two wars but i still believe who has the knowledge to get us out of it, not the guy on the others, mr. Trump, who i read recently who said if he doesnt win michigan, hes letting people know that there will be violence in the country. This is a guy who would like to be president and will tell you that there will be violence in the country, and that is what he said at the capital. What you should do is walk down the street and take the capitol. Host lets go to new york, publican, lee republican, lee. Caller i think the College Campus riots affected everyone vote, according to National News reports, a large arabmuslim population in michigan said they will not vote for biden because he supported israel. By then said the u. S. Will bring in Palestinian Refugees with the promise of citizenship. Egypt, saudi arabia, lebanon refused Palestinian Refugees because of their indoctrination would put their own countries imperil. Host how do you know there is a terrorist indoctrination with all palestinians . Caller because according to a different report, they say in palestine, gaza, even children are being brought up to be indoctrinated into israel. Host eric, baltimore, independent. Caller let me tell you why first of all, im 52, i enthusiastically voted for barack obama in 2008 and 2012. Held my vote against clinton. Could not stand it anymore. I will never vote for a democrat ever again. They are funding a genocide, and the least of republicans let you know they are neonazis and racist, the democrats have that sleightofhand that they do, and it is ridiculous. One time, nancy pelosi, i have been collecting dust in my basement for the 80s. They are just clouds, and we need a new revolution. I support the campus protests 120 . I cannot even explain how much i support them. Host how will you vote in november . Caller im either voting for chase oliver, courtney delacruz or cornell west. I was supporting joe stein. You can look at my twitter, and i have a picture with joe stein. Im not supporting her because the green party has a bunch of clones and their party, too. God bless you. I will leave it there. Host edward, ohio, independent. Caller yes. Host welcome to the conversation. Share your thoughts. Caller it is pretty simple. Biden has done a great job, i think, in deciding what to do with ukraine, how to handle putin or try to handle putin, but trumps is a totally different animal, and that is what he is. He acts like an animal, he acts like a mob boss, and he would like to bring in the military, the National Guard. He is really not the type of person, and of people will look at what he is on trial for, it is not College Campuses causing all of this in the u. S. , it is the division of donald trump and company. He appointed three justices to the Supreme Court, and they have really prostituted our government. I really believe that if we would get behind biden or a candidate that would really like to do something for the country and not just further himself, we would be a lot better off, and joe biden is 10 times better than donald trump. Host do you think hes handled the campus protests effectively . Caller he came out and said what needed to be said. There is nothing wrong with protests, nothing at all. It is a way of life in the u. S. , but what we really need to make sure, do not get these outsiders you know, trump would like to say that they are the left, what makes you think they are not the right infiltrating the campuses and stirring up trouble just so it makes for a harder election vote . I really think that this was timed and put in place by people, and i dont want to point fingers at the backers behind donald trump and donald trump himself love seeing this chaos. Host you dont believe that these protests are organic . What are you saying . Caller i think they are legitimate. Look what is happening to the palestinians. Why cant we enforcement the yahoo enforce netanyahu to go back to the 62 borders . Why do they have to take the rights to gaza strip and go for more land there what they were given in 1949 . All these settlements on violation of what was agreed upon, and we need to stop the incarceration of palestinians just for trying to move about their country or the loan tried to go somewhere, anywhere near israel. Netanyahu is facing genocide possibly in the world court, and he should. Host we are going to talk about that in our last hour for all of you interested, were crimes and the role in International Criminal court. I called newton, with extensive experience in the arena, will join us for that conversation Michael Newton with extensive experience in the area will join us for conversation. Axios saying that President Trump kept his distance from the protest on College Campuses, devoting time to hostage negotiations than the unrest unfurling at home. Yesterday when biden delivered unplanned remarks defending students rights to protest but condemning campus violence, it was clear that the strategy had become unsustainable. Why it matters . The next phase of bidens dueling Foreign Policy may prove even more difficult. If Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed, with or without the hostage deal to forge ahead with a Ground Invasion of rafah, were more than one million palestinians are sheltering. In the u. S. , universities are trying to avoid highprofile disruptions to graduation ceremonies, including in atlanta, where biden is scheduled to deliver the commencement address. Mark, philadelphia, democrat. Caller hey, greta. Good to see you. Quick aside, are we going to have the contenders this year . I really enjoyed your segment. Is that going to happen again or is that is off the board . Host no plan to revive the contenders series, not that i know of, but im glad you enjoyed the series that we did. For those interested, you can find it at cspan. Org. Caller anyway, getting to the topic at hand, first of all, how they are blaming fighting for this is beyond me. Last time i checked, peaceful protests are a right. I am a boomer in my mid70s. I remember the vietnam protests in my mid60s. This is a walk in the park compared to them. To blame it on resident biden is inexplicable. Biden came out and said what he had to say. Nothing wrong with protests, but, you know, no violence. I think the people that are for trump are going to blame biden for everything. Somebody spits on the sidewalk in philadelphia, it is bidens fault. Somebody does something in new york city, it is his fault. Thats the way i look at it, it is another talking point for trump and his backers, but i think biden it is not going to affect my vote. Host when you say this is a walk in the park compared to the vietnam protests, what did you mean . Caller well, i can remember i attended university in philadelphia, and at columbia university, the students took over the Administration Building. They are not doing that at columbia now. You look at what happened in the 1968 Democratic Convention in chicago, it was an allout war between the Chicago Police and the protesters. People were getting their heads crushed and there was blood on the streets. And that was constant. When i was at university in the late 1960s, at my university, there were protests every week, and there were thousands of people, not hundreds, thousands who would turn out. Host mark with the comparison of the Colle