White House: Takeover of Columbia University building 'absolutely the wrong approach'

The White House condemned the move by student protesters to take over a building on Columbia University’s campus Tuesday, calling it the wrong approach amid the ongoing college demonstrations across the country against Israel's handling of its war in Gaza.

Pro-Palestinian protesters at the New York City college took control of an academic building early Tuesday, barricading entrances and flying a Palestinian flag outside the window. 

“The president believes that forcibly taking...