Adams blames 'outside agitators' for problems at Columbia protests as students dig in

Large-scale pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University entered their sixth day Tuesday, with hundreds of students camping out with police watching over them from outside the campus gates.

New York Mayor Eric Adams (D) said the protests have been mostly peaceful, blaming “outside agitators” for causing problems with authorities. 

“We can’t have outside agitators come in and be disruptive,” Adams said at a press conference Tuesday, committing additional resources to help Columbia quell the protests...